The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-16
very little. Jocelyn, 1t is true, de-
sribes a number of prodigies perform
ed by Patrick. even in his tender years.

very little. Jocelyn, It is true, de-
sribes number of prodigies perform
ed by Patrick, even in his tender years.
At one time, by his touch, a blind
man RECEIVERS his sight, at another,
a flood that threatened to sweep away
the dwellings of his native place is ar
rested by a sign of the cross, and Is
driven back bv his prayers; at anoth-
er, his sister Lupita, who had receiv-
ed by her young brother, although the
scar always remained to testify TO the
cure. But independently Of the ox-
treme improbability of such prodigies
being performed by a child, the apos-
tie himself, in his confession. with
humility and with sorrow, declares
that the Almighty sent him the suf'
ferings of his captivity to awaken
within him feelings of more ardent
piety. | knew not God, and was led
into captivity by the Irish as We de-
served, because We estranged our
selves from God, and did not keep his
laws
After having remained six years
in captivity, he was releaseG from his
bondage in the following manner,
which is related by the saint himself:
On certain night he heard in his
sleep a voice saying to him, Thou
fastest well, and soon art to go to
thine own country. And again, after a
very short interval, | heard an an
swer addressed to me, Behold, your
ship is ready And the ship was not
near. but about 200 miles away; and
had never been there, nor did |
know any of the inhabitants thereof.
And after a while | turned myself to
fight. and left the man with whom
had been six years. Aud | came in
the power of the Lord, who directed
my course to Benum. And / was un
der no apprehension until arrive l
at the place where the ship was And
on the day which I arrived, the ship
was to sail from her place, and said
that I would sail with them. And
the proposal displeased the master OF
the vessel, and he answered sharply
with his reply: You shall by no
means come with us. And when I
heard this, retired from them, to go
to a cottage where I had been enter
tanned, and on my way l began to
pray. And before | had finished my
prayer I heard one of them calling
loudly after me, Come quickly, for
the men call YOU | Immediately re.
turned to them, and they said to me:
Come, because We receive thee on
faith ION credit, trusting to future pay
men); ratify friendship with us as it
RAY be agreeable to you And there
fore I ceased to retreat because of
the fear of God; but, nevertheless, l
hdu hOpco ludI lhcy WOuiu ody ludl
should come in the faith of Jesus
Christ, because they were gentiles.
1--WE then set sail and after three
days we landed, and for 2S days We
journeyed through a desert, and food
failed and munger prevailed over
them; and the master said to me-
christian do you not say that your
God is great and all-powerful? Why
then cannot you pray for us, for we
are in danger of famishing?' l plain
ly told them; BE we converted from
your religion to the Lord my God, to-
whm nothing is impossible, that he
may send you food" And with Gods
assistance it happened so. Behold, a
herd of swine appeared in the road be-
fore our eyes, and they slew them,
and remained there two nights to re.
fresh themselves and recover strength.
And after these things they gave the
greatest thanks to God, and I glorlfied
him before their eyes,"
And much more has st. Patrick to-
say OF his remarkable escape from
ireland, but space forbids the interest
ing details here. In later years he re-
turned to Ireland to convert the peo-
mla tO his own reliPion and IN he plOri-