March 17 Service

wfwfqfAmong the legends associated with St.
Patrick is
that he stood atop an Irish hillside and banished snakes from
Ireland—prompting all serpents to slither away into the sea.
In fact, research suggests snakes never occupied the Emerald
Isle in the first place. There are no signs of snakes in the
country's fossil record.
According to the legend, the religious man known as Saint
Patrick traveled from Britain to Ireland to do missionary
work in the fifth century. While he was there, he was
attacked by a group of snakes. Serpents are a symbol of the
devil in the Christian Bible, so Saint Patrick cleansed the
Emerald Isle of “evil” by shooing every legless reptile he
could find into the ocean.
To make a long story short, Saint Patrick had nothing to do with
Ireland’s snakelessness.
“They just ran up against this barrier,” Gill says about the seas
surrounding the island nation. “And they had no bridges, no boats,
no way to get over there. So that’s why there are no snakes in
Ireland.”
There haven't been snakes in Ireland since the ice age, so St. Patrick couldn't have
driven them out. Some druids used a snake as a symbol. Thus, the story is actually a
metaphor for a pagan genocide. (Believe it or not, this theory pretty much only exists
on the Internet, and not even the most disreputable of historians has seriously
suggested it).
In this case, as in so many, the simplest answer is also the correct one. People across
the ancient world encountered phenomena which they didn't understand, so they gave
it a mythical reason.
Fey became angels or devils, gods became saints, magic wells of healing became
Jesus™ brand magic wells of healing. Many druidic traditions tended to be much more
loose. They didn't view these new Christians as a competing religion, just a different
means to the same end. We have evidence of strong pagan culture lasting hundreds of
years after Patrick's death. Many druids never even really got driven out. It wasn't hard
to convince them to "convert", because many druidic beliefs were pretty easy to meld
with Catholicism. It's actually a rather nice change from the rest of history, where
humans (mostly) decided to not massacre one another over petty differences.
He also burned many Druid books if his confessions are to be
believed. 150 Druid Books were burned and on Tara he caused a
competition with a Druid Book and the Bible to be thrown into a
barrel of water – needless to say the Druid Book sank proving that
the Bible was a better book. But hang on, we are repeatedly told
that the Druids did not have books!
He also prayed for an old Druid to die – we are told that Arch-Druid
Lochru was lifted up high in the air but Patrick knelt in prayer and
the Druid fell and was dashed to pieces upon a rock. St Patrick is
said to have caused the murders of almost eight hundred Druids.
The folk tale of a she-beast called Caoranach that he banished to an
island in the middle of Lough Derg in Donegal is accompanied by the
tale of a woman who followed him very closely and that after he had
banished the she-beast, this woman was never seen again...
ere is a story about Patrick and two Pagan Celtic Princesses – “He
also caused two young princesses to die at the Ogulla Well, aka
Cliabach Well. Here he baptised Eithne and Fidelma, daughters of
King Laoghaire of Tara. They were attending the great Druid school
of Cashel Manannáin at Rathcroghan. The two sisters were washing
when St. Patrick came upon them. He told them that the only way to
see God is after death. St. Patrick then baptized them after which
they both died. Not a good plan – this seems to be a cover story for
something else.” We are led to believe that Eithne and Fidelma died
so they could enter heaven. A church in Tulsk nearby is named after
them. Hang on a bit! Two young high-status female Druí Daltaí
(student druids) suddenly died after a ‘blessing’ by a christian
priest… only a few miles from their Druid school?
he Seamróg became the badge of St Patrick’s Day in 1681 in
America.
this is probably an allegory for the driving out of paganism (snakes
were a revered pagan symbol in some places)”.
Seamrog – in ulster dialect is shamrock (in the north)
In connact it is sam rog (in the middle)
In munster even strong sam rog (in the south)
Because of this identification of the snake in Revelation 12, the snake in Genesis is
likewise presumed to be Satan, whose deception of Eve prompted the downfall of all
humanity. Between these two texts, the snake earned a reputation as the most evil
and deceptive figure in all of Christianity.
n ancient cultures, particularly in religion and mythology, where snakes were seen
as the holders of knowledge, strength, and renewal
no animal more associated with the earth – the goddess from which we all come
‘Dragon’ comes from the Latin Draca, which means snake.
the Python protected the oracle of Gaia, the mother of the

gods and first inhabitant of the site. As described in the
Homeric Hymn to Apollo, Apollo slew the serpent.
In Greek mythology, Python was a huge serpent or dragon that lived on Mount
Parnassus and inhabited the temple at Delphi. Python was the offspring of Gaia, the
earth goddess, and Delphi was thought to be the center of the world.
Every time you see a snake slithering and crawling around, it is a

sign of the humiliation of Satan. It is a reminder of the divine
judgment on him for tempting Adam and Eve into sin.
So the serpent crawls on the ground and eats the dust as a constant
symbol of a degraded and defeated Satan.
In a way, snakes are like rainbows. Every time you see a rainbow,
what are you to remember? That God promised He would never
again destroy the world by water. Every time you see a snake, you
can remember that Satan, who sought to lift himself up, was cast
down to the ground. They are constant reminders that Satan is a
defeated enemy.
And the curse will never be removed. God says that the curse will
endure “all the days of your life.”
As long as there are snakes, they will crawl on the ground. They will
be doomed to be visible symbols of a vanquished king of darkness.
They are doomed to be perpetual symbols of the demolishing of
Satan’s ambitions. They are a perpetual symbol of the defeat of the
devil.
Tue, Mar 19, 2024, 10:06 PM

The March equinox[7][8] or northward equinox[9] is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar
point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward
as seen from Earth. The March equinox is known as the vernal equinox (spring equinox) in
the Northern Hemisphere and as the autumnal equinox (autumn equinox) or fall equinox in the
Southern Hemisphere.[8][7][
The March equinox may be taken to mark the beginning of astronomical spring and the end of
astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere but marks the beginning of
astronomical autumn and the end of astronomical summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
In Celtic mythology, the spring equinox was the day that night and day stood equal
and the rare balance was seen as a powerful time for magic and nature.
the day marks not only the change of seasons from winter to spring, but also
Ostara, an ancient Pagan holiday honoring fertility and rebirth
OSTARA
Ostara is a pagan celebration of the German goddess Eostre and the

origins of the Christian celebration of Easter. As the beginning of
spring Ostara is a good time to literally and figuratively plant seeds
for the future.
spring flowers, fairies, butterflies, rabbits and eggs. The colors of Ostara are pastels,
yellow, orange, lavender and green.
Many of the symbols of Ostara have roots in other traditions, and the use of rabbits
and hares is one such example. In medieval times in Europe, the March hare was
seen as a fertility symbol, and a sign of spring. This species of rabbit is nocturnal
most of the year, but in March, it is mating season for the animal.
As Christianity spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, many of

these symbols became synonymous with Easter, including the
association with the Teutonic Goddess Esotre, from which the name
is Easter is derived.
The hare was also considered a messenger between the worlds of
the living and the dead. In some cultures, the hare was seen as a
symbol of the moon, which is also associated with the divine
feminine.
Greenery was often used to decorate homes and altars during
Ostara celebrations.
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wfwfqfAmong the legends associated with St.

‘Dragon’ comes from the Latin Draca, which means snake.

the Python protected the oracle of Gaia, the mother of the

Every time you see a snake slithering and crawling around, it is a

Tue, Mar 19, 2024, 10:06 PM

Ostara is a pagan celebration of the German goddess Eostre and the

As Christianity spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, many of

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