CAPT. S. M. SHELTON, USN
Commanding Officer
CDR.-E. L. CRANCE, USN
Executive Officer
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WHEN THE FAINTS COME MARCHING
by Chaplain Francis Fay
Fifth Avenue is like heaven on St.
Patricks Day. Up the long green cent
er-line come all the Saints of heaven:
St. John's University, St. Vincent's
Hospital, St. Peter's College, St. Bar
nabas CYO, Our Lady of Lourdes High
School, the parishes of St. Elizabeth,
St. Jude, St. Rose, St. Bernard and All
the Saints. The whole heavenly court
is represented. The marchers honoring
the saint stride proudly along with
the County Societies - Longford, Mayo,
Kerry, Cork..Miles of parade pass
the reviewing stand for eight hours as
New York honors Ireland's most precious
gift to the metropolis - St. Patrick,
its patron saint.
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Celebrations in his honor are held
all over the world, because for the
past fourteen hundred years Irishmen
have brought St* Patrick with them
whereever they have gone. They have
never forgotten him. He brought them
national unity, civilization, culture.
Best of all he brought them their most
prized possession - their faith for
which they have lived, suffered and
died ever since. Irishmen love St.
Patrick for all that he gave them, but
they also love him for being the great
saintly, courageous man that he was.
The non-Irish, who do not know St.
Patrick, may find all of this very
strange. The best way for thorn to
learn of his accomplishments is to read
Irish historyand examine the Irishman's
personality. The best way for them to
appreciate -the saint' himself is for
them to listen to him as he prays to
his God:
"Christ bo with me,
Christ in the front,
Christ in the rear,
Christ within me,
Christ below me,
Christ above me,
Christ at my right hand,
Christ at my left,
Christ in the fort,
• Christ in the chariot seat,
Christ at the helm,
Christ in the heart of every man who
thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of
every man who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me,
I bind to myself this day
The strong faith of the Invocation of
The Trinity
The faith of the Trinity in Unity,
The Creator of the elements,
Salvation is the Lord*s,
Salvation is from Christ,
Thy Salvation, 0 Lord, be with us for
ever."
CHURCH