For the Commemoration of St. Patrick:
Morning Rainbow Snack for Ephraim
After school party – Coloring pages and an easy Trinity Craft, popcorn and green candy
Supper – Irish Skillet without cabbage (not pretty but the babies had 3rds?! What?) and Soda Bread
Dessert- Shamrock Cake
We all know about St. Patrick, as much as there is to know. But reading the entry on him today in Treasury of Daily Prayer one line stood out.
“He strongly defended the doctrine of the Holy Trinity when it was not popular to do so.”
This made me consider how unpopular many (all) of the doctrines of the Church are becoming and how hard it is getting to stand and defend them in our day. Patrick faced a hate from those who would seek to kill him. We haven’t gotten there yet, but we face hate don’t we? I know our pastors do.
We ask God for boldness, clarity and strength. We pray for our pastors who weekly stand in their pulpits and preach a despised message for sinners. And we pray for the Church’s missionaries who leave home to take God’s Word to unfamiliar places.
What fun! Did Ephraim like that rainbow snack? So pretty and clever; I might have to try the Irish Skillet- with the cabbage! Looks like such a fun celebration- I can hear it all now! 🙂
He did Grandmere! Wasn’t that creative of me? Oh I forgot to add Lily’s step dance routine! I’ll get that up asap.
We weren’t home until evening on St. Pat’s Day, so there was no big Irish dinner. That’s still coming this week. I did, however, put green food coloring in the kids’ milk. They LOVED it!