I pray to God to give me perseverance and to deign that I be a faithful witness to Him to the end of my life for my God.

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I am Patrick, yes a sinner and indeed untaught; yet I am established here in Ireland where I profess myself bishop. I am certain in my heart that 'all that I am,' I have received from God. So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.

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Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.

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If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me.

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He [God] watched over me before I knew him, and before I learned sense or even distinguished between good and evil, and he protected me, and consoled me as a father would his son.

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The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.

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I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.

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Sufficient to say, greed is a deadly deed. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

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So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.

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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.

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