Tuesday,
March 11, 2008
Italians Ready to Celebrate
"Italian" St Patricks Day
!!
The
ANNOTICO Report
Apparently
few Italians and No Irish are aware of St.
Patrick being of Italian (Roman) Heritage
Most Irish are wrapped up
so in Mythology that they are unaware that St Patrick was born Maewyn Succat
in Scotland, son of Calphurnius and Conchessa Succat, Maewyn's
father was a ROMAN
Citizen, and Highly placed Roman Administrator, when Britain
was part of the Roman Empire.
Maewyn was kidnapped and taken to
Pope Celestine I on the
recommendation of St. Germain, Patrick's
patron, that Patrick was given his wish of the Mission to convert
Ireland, after the failure of Palladius.
Patrick never chased any
snakes out of
The Irish and Italian
Flags are very similar. Both are Tricolore.
The Irish Flag is Green, White, and
The Italian Flag is Green, White and Red.
Derived
from an original design by Napoleon. Green was said to be
Napoleon's favorite color.
We Italians should more celebratory about One of OURS and join in with the Irish!!!! See you at the Parade, with your Tricolore!!!!!
From
New Advent The
Catholic Encyclopedia
Maewyn Succat
was born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland,
in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland,
17 March, 493. Other sources say 460 or 461 ?Ed.
He had for his
parents Calphurnius
and Conchessa.
The former belonged to a ROMAN family of high rank and held the office of decurio
in Gaul
or Britain. Conchessa was a near
relative of the great patron of Gaul,
St.
Martin of Tours.
In his sixteenth
year, Patrick was carried off into captivity by Irish marauders and was sold as
a slave
to a chieftan
named Milchu
in Dalriada,
a territory of the present county of Antrim in Ireland,
where for six years he tended his master's flocks.
During his
captivity, Patrick became very spiritual. prayed a great deal, acquired
a perfect knowledge of the Celtic tongue. and, as his master Milchu
was a druidical
high priest, he became familiar with all the details of Druidism
from whose bondage he was destined to liberate the Irish race.
After six years
he fled and in a few days he was among his friends once more in
Pope
St. Celestine I, entrusted St. Patrick with the
mission of gathering the Irish race into the one fold of Christ on the
recommendation of St. Germain. Palladius
(q.v.) had previously been unsuccessful.It was
Celestine that gave him the name "Patercius"
or "Patritius SPAN>", not as an
honorary title, but as a foreshadowing of the fruitfulness and merit of his
apostolate whereby he became pater civium (the father of his people). Patrick on his
return journey from Rome and turning aside to the neighboring city of Turin
received episcopal consecration at the hands of its
great bishop, St.
Maximus, and thence hast ened
on to Auxerre to make preparations for the Irish
mission.
It was probably
in the summer months of the year 433, that Patrick and his companions landed at
the mouth of the
He continued his
journey over land towards Slemish. He had not
proceeded far when a chieftain, named Dichu, appeared on the
scene to prevent his further advance. He drew his sword to smite the saint, but
his arm became rigid as a statue and continued so until he declared himself
obedient to Patrick. This was the first sanctuary dedicated by St. Patrick in
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