Originally published at National Catholic Register
It was the third year in a row that friends and strangers from all walks of life joined together in prayer to honor St. Patrick’s legacy.
Inspired by St. Patrick’s Confessions, in which the patron of Ireland states, “I arose as many as 100 times at night to pray,” a group of Christians gathered at dawn on March 17 around St. Patrick’s grave in Downpatrick, County Down, in Ireland to pray the Our Father 100 times for peace and unity.
It was the third year in a row that friends and strangers from all walks of life joined together in prayer to honor St. Patrick’s legacy.
Event organizer Siobhán Brennan told CNA that parts of the Lorica of St. Patrick — a prayer also known as St. Patrick’s Breastplate — were recited in chorus between each set of 10 Our Fathers.
“The words of the Lorica are ancient and St. Patrick’s own; they serve as a strong
