The Jeffersonian (Jefferson, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1951 Page: 3 of 12
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THE JEFFER80NIAN
Pace S
Saint Pat Lies In Protestant Cemetery
Pope Sent Patrick—
(Continued from page 2)
was yet only a boy hardly grown
to manhood, for l'atrick that
first trip was not a happy ex-
perience. H e didn't relish t h o
Idea of sailing to Ireland, for
he was being taken as a slave
by a band of rough Irish pirates.
Carried olf in captivity, Patrick
011 reaching the la.nd of lus fu
lure apostolatn was sold for cold
cash to a Celtic chieftian nam-
ed Milchu. In what is now
County Antrim for 6 years the
Bishop-to-be tended the sheep of
his master's flock—all the time
being prepared by another Mas-
ter for the work of tending other
more important sheep.
SPENT MUCH TIME PRAYING
In his "CONFESSIO" the fu-
ture saint relates that much of
these 1 years was spent In
prayer. Wrote Patrick:
''The love of God and His fear
increased in me more and more,
and the faith grew in me. and
the spirit was roused, so that, in
a single day, I have said as
many as a hundred prayers, and
in the .night nearly the same,
so that whilst In the woods and
on the mountain, even before
the dawn, I was roused to pray-
er and I felt no hurt from It,
whether there was snow or Ice
or rain;, nor was there any
slothfulnesa In me. such as I see
n«w, because the spirit was then
fervent within me."
Patrick's 6 years herding
sheep were not wasted. God was
preparing him for the work that
later His Church would entrust
to him. From his master, a pag-
an Druid priest, the boy learn-
ed all the details of Druidism,
the pagan religion from whose
bondage he was destined to/lib-
erate the Irish race. At the
same time he acquired an excel-
lent knowledge of the Celtc
tongue, the language In which
later he was going to preach Jes
us Christ crucified and the
truths of His Catholic Church to
the people of the Emerald Isle.
AT 22 PATRICK EMBARKED ON
LIFE WITHOUT WIFE
After 6 years Patrick fled
from his cruel master, trodded
his way 200 miles to KillalaVBay
and to a ship which returned
him to Britain. Once home, Pat-
A SMACK FOR THEULARNEY STONE
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'1'he art of how properly to smacK Ireland's iamed blarney
stone is above demonstrated by Patrick Slieahan, Jr., Ballyvalogue.
Ba11in>;arry, Co. Limerick, Ireland. JEFFERSONIAN staff photo.
rick cared not to stay. His heari
burned with a desire to conse-
crate himself to God In the
A'ork oi the Priesthood of the
Catholic Church. So unlike many
young men of 22 years of age,
he handsome young Patrick
gave no time to sweethearts but
soon was off to the monastery
of his famous relative, St. Mar-
tin of Tours. There he began
his life of dedication which the
Catholic Church, following the
counsel of the great St. Paul,
has always urged for ber sons
who seek 10 carry on the work
or Jesus Christ in the mlqistr?
of the Church. "He that is with-
out a wife," St. Paul told the
CLAIRE BOOTH LUCE TELLS DALLAS:
RELIGIOUS ILLITERACY IN EDUCATION IS
PROTESTANT PROBLEM, NOT CATHOLIC ONE
Dallas — In response to a ques-
tion from her audience, "What
do you tell a child God Is like?",
Claire Booth Luce, wife of the
publisher of "Life" and "Time",
ex Congresswoman and now fam
ous as a Roman Catholic convert,
declared here that the sad result
of the exclusion of religion from
tax-supported education is a gen
erat.ion cf Americana who don't
really believe in God as bein?
Interested In their lives.
Quoting a poll taken in recent
years, Mrs. Luce said 97% of out
people declared that, they believ-
ed In God but 40% revealed they
do .not believe In God as a per-
sonal God. To *h?sa God is hard-
ly more than some vague natur-
al gas. the hrlll'ant author and
lecturer declared.
Such appalling ignorance of
Almighty Ood, said Connecti-
cut's e-T-Solon, is directly traced
to the neglecr of religious edu-
cation In the schools of America.
But that. Mrs. Luc# added. Is a
Protestant problem and not a
Catholic problem. The noted
convert observed that the Cath-
olic Church had long been ac-
tive in doing its part to check
the deplorable consequences of
religious Illiteracy caused by
lack of education. Hence, she
'•onctuded. that the problem of
what to do about the religion in
the child's education was largely
>1 Protestant problem.
Mrs. Luce, speaking Feb I2th
before 4.000 people In the Chris-
tian Culture scries sponsored by
the Dallas deanery of the Na-
tional Council of Catholic Wo-
men. lauded the "great Catholic
roots which for 1400 years
mnlded our Western civilization"
and stressed Christianity put to
work as the solution to the
world's ills.
(Editor's note: The poll re
ferred to by Mrs. Lace was con-
ducted by The Woman's Home
Journal and a report of Its
significance appeared in the
April, JEFFERSONIAN.)
Corinthians, "is solicitous for
the things that belong to the.
Lord, how he may please God.
But he that is with a wife is
solicitous for the things of the
world, how he may please hi
wife; and he is divided."
JESUS APPROVEO OF IT
St. Patrick was solicitous for
"the things that belong to the
Lord." To the monastery he
went with the blessing of the
Catholic Church on his desire
for celibacy as well as the know-
ledge that Jbbus Christ, Whom
He regarded as its Founder, had
approved of such action In these
words: "All men take not this
word, but they to whom It is
given — there ate eunuchs who
have made themselves eunuchs
"or the kingdom of heaveq."
(Malt. 19, 11-18).
Patrick wanted to be a priest
after the heart of Christ, Him-
self the Prince of Virgins. The
future Apostle of Ireland didn't
want to be divided between God
and a wife In his work for Our
Lord. So at the monastery gate
he left behind him forever any
prospects of Matrimony.
ORDAINED IN FRANCE
At the island sanctuary of
Ler'ns Patrick continued his
studies and later put himself
under the guidance of St. Ger-
main. Bishop of Auxerre, France
at whose hands In due time
Ireland's Apostle received the
great oflice of the Holy Priest-
hood of the Catholic Church.
TO ENGLAND FOR POPE
Later when the bishop of
R >rae sent Germain on a specia!
mission to Britain to combat
the erroneous teachings of a
gentleman named Pelagius. Pat-
rick went along as a companion
and had the privilege of acting
as a representative of the Holy
nam fro* qai<!M pn*i * m .,
and for centuries later closely
attached to the Holy Bee.
Meanwhile Patrick's desire to
return to Ireland continued to
(C\.r.;' ned on page #, col> It
LIKE CHURCHES IN ENGLAND, CHURCH NEXT
TO WHICH ST. PATRICK IS BURIED BECAME
PROTESTANT AT TIME OF THE REFORMATION
(Editor's note: In this, the
third in our series of articles
011 the Holy Year pilgrimage
which it was our privilege to
make last year to the Eternal
City, we continue with our notes
and observations On the great
Emerald Isle.)
One thousand five hundred and
eighteen years ago when St. Pat-
rick, fresh fi'nm Rome, landed
in Ireland with a mandate from
''ope St. Celestlne I to gather
the Irish race into the Catholic
Church, he was so impressed
with the greenness of the coun-
Iry that he called it the "Emer-
ald Isle."
One thousand five hundred and
seventeen years later the writ
er—enrolled by an act of Provi
de.nce in the same Holy Priest-
hood-—had an opportunity to see
why the famous St. Patrick gave
Ireland its descriptive name. On
March 1, 1950 as the TWA Con
stellation in which I had spent
13 hours "sailing" in the sky
landed on Irish soil, Immediately
1 had occasion to see that- bless-
ed Patrick had spofken rightly
when he called dear old Erin the
Emerald Isle. Despite the fact
that I had just left my own
country dead as the proverbial
"doornail," I found Ireland alive
in early March with as vivid and
picturesque a green as can pos-
sibly be imagined.
ON WRONG SIDE OF STREET
During the 12 short days which
it was my privilege to spend In
Ireland while en route to Rome
I succeeded with the aid of a
little English Morris Minor car
in seeing 17 of Ireland's 32
counties. On a 6 day . Jaunt
through 1,000 miles of the land
of saints and scholars 1 was
accompanied by 4 cousin lads,
who served very well to keep
me driving on the wrong side of
the street. In Ireland one drives
both on the opposite side of the
street and 011 the opposite side
of the car—a custom not easy
for American drivers to get ac
customed to.
Our trip began on a bright
March afternoon with relatives
galore saying, "With the help of
God sure's you'll get back safe."
Over 50 miles of picturesque
highway we journeyed until we
came to the town made famous
by the roses of the song Tr
Ice. It was Sat. night and into
O'Rourke's bar we went—not for
the purpose of a wee drop but
to meet a kinsman making an
honest living selling Ireland's
Jamed product.
ENLIGHTENED BY CANON
An audience with His Rever-
ence, the Canon of Tratee, fol
lowed during which arrange-
ments for morning Mass were
made. The Canon, a clergyman
if high ranU as his title indi-
at.es. was once a parish priest
in far away Australia. When in
he course "f the conversation
1 expressed my sentiments of
toy at the prospect of paying a
pilgrimage to the tomb of St.
Patrick there to offer Holy
Mrfss. the Canon, aged and bent,
enlightened me with a bit of
Irish liiBtory.
"Why don't you know St. Pat-
rick Is buried in a Protestant
cemetery?," declared the Canon.
"Glory be to God," I exclaimed
"How did that happen?"
NO MAS* OVER PAT'S TOMB
Yes. Mass fever the tomb of
St. Patrick would not be poss-
ible. Iter the Protestants, God
bletf* > , had his grave. For a
moment the good Canon's reve-
lation left me dumfounded. A
great church I had thought would
be built over the grave of the
great Apostle of Erin and one of
the hopes of my pilgrimage was
to celebrate Holy Mass at such •
a holy spot.
My Protestant friends who
know that my personal attitude
toward Protestants is friendly
can readily understand my
amazement to learn that such a
big Catholic as St. Pat should be
buried in a Protestant cemetery.
Simmirly would Protestants be
amazed were they to go to Ger-
many and find Martin Luther
buried In a Catholic Church.
Just as Martin Luther was
known to the whole world as a
convinced Protestant. Ireland's
St. Patrick has ever been known
as a outstanding BUhop of the
Roman Catholic Church. Conse-
quently one can Imagine the sur-
prise I received when told that
the good man was burled in a
Protestant cemetery.
REASON FOR NO SHRINE
"Because of Ireland's 700
years ot oppression no great
shrine marks the grave of her
St. Patrick," said the Canon. He
added that the Apostle possess-
ed a tremend'ous numlber of
shrines In the hearts of bis peo-
ple, noting that there he is hon-
ored more than if he had a mag-
nificent national shrine.
The church In which St. Patrick
was first burled I was told was,
of course, at the time a Catholic
Church. In the centuries that
ollowed barbarians from Norway
invaded Ireland and several
times St. Patrick's remains were
transferred from the church to
an unmarked spot, the reason
being to prevent profanation by
the pagans. Finally in. due time
the saint's relics were left in
the nearby cemetery where to
this day only a rough, simple
rock with the name "Patrick"
on it marks the holy spot. For at
least 1100 years both this church
and 'the cemetery were Catholic
but at the time of the Reforma- «
tion in the 16th century when
England historically fussed with
Rome, both church and cemetery
became Protestant. Today the
Protestant Church of Ireland,
the equivalent of the Protestant
Church of England, holds ser-
vices there but It is expected
that in time the building will be
returned to the Catholic Church
or else be converted into a na-
tional shrine. Modern, fair-minded
Protestants who no more approve
of the old Protestant church—
stealing than Catholics approve
of tho Spanish Inquisition are
disposed to either alternative
except perhaps those extreme
Orange Protestants in the North
of Ireland whose bigotry Is pos-
itively unparalleled tn the world.
THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY
Leaving the city made famous
by the <9ng, "Rose of Tralee,"
my cousins and I journeyed on
through the hills of Kerry to
Ireland's most beautiful spot —
the lakes of KUlarney, No more
beautiful blue is there to be
found under God's Heaven. By
the shores of blue waters set
gracefully by our Creator agalsst
a background of wooded, hills
we walked, finding on 'one side
of the lakes the ruins of an old
Franciscan monastery and on an-
other side a castle from the top
of which we viewed the majesty
of God in the waters below.
(Continued on page 8, col. 1)
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