St. Patrick: So much of the life of the apostle of Ireland is
enshrouded in myth and legend that much of his biography must be conjecture. The son of a Romano-British official,
Calpurnius, he was bon somewhere in Roman Britain, perhaps in a village called
Bannavem, but possibly in Gaul; or perhaps at Kilpatrick near Dunarton, Scotland. He was ordained a priest about 417 and was
probably consecrated a bishop in 432. St.
Patrick traveled the length and breadth of the island and converted to
Christianity. He founded the Cathedral Church
of Armagh, and it soon became the center of the Church’s activities in Ireland. During his three decades in Ireland he of
course converted the Irish to the faith they have so fiercely defended through
the centuries.
There will be a celebration of High Mass at St. Barnabas Church on March 17th @ 9:00 am in the Main Church.
