{"id":2983,"date":"2017-03-16T20:51:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T20:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2017-03-17T13:11:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T13:11:00","slug":"symbols-story-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2017\/03\/16\/symbols-story-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Symbols and Story of St. Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday marks a holiday that is steeped in Irish tradition. Many symbols have come to be synonymous with the holiday known as St. Patrick\u2019s Day. There are leprechauns with tall green hats and their pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. There are three-leaf clovers referred to as shamrocks. There are parades to commemorate the day and there are parties to celebrate. Two of the lesser known symbols, at least for kids, are the harp and the Celtic knot. However, all of these symbols pale in comparison to the story of the person who became known as St. Patrick.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While there are a few discrepancies, history basically tells us the story of a teenager (about 16) who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland. A Google search of St. Patrick yields a plethora of information. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the legend and the truth, but that is not the purpose of this article. Instead, I want to focus on the deeds of the man himself. It is quite apparent that the man he became is highly regarded in Irish culture. Despite the fact that he is known as St. Patrick, he was never actually canonized by Rome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Imagine if you will, being kidnapped and taken from your home (what would now be Scotland) by pirates. Suddenly, strangers take you away from your family and you become separated by an ocean. Your new master forces you to tend sheep for six long years. You would probably cry out to God for help just as Patrick did. He spent most of his time in prayer. During this time, Patrick acknowledged in his own autobiography (http:\/\/www.ccel.org\/ccel\/patrick\/confession.xi.html), that the religion he had ignored as a teen became his foundation for survival. He even had a dream that inspired his escape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than 40 years passed, before Patrick made his way back to Ireland as a missionary. Again, it was a dream that called him back. In his confession (mentioned above) lies this quote: \u201cFor after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.\u201d And so, in his mid-40s, he made his way back to Ireland to begin God\u2019s work of leading a nation to God. While the Irish tend to credit St. Patrick for converting the nation to Christianity, another bishop had arrived a few years before but had not been very successful. The knowledge Patrick gained during his captivity was beneficial. He knew and understood the Irish clan system and he used that knowledge to convert the chiefs first. Their Christian influence would in turn lead their clans to Christ.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remember the shamrock we discussed earlier? It was chosen as Ireland&#8217;s national emblem because of the legend that St. Patrick had used it to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity. St. Patrick died on March 17, 461, and that day is now a national holiday in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are a parent or grandparent, by all means encourage your children to wear green. Along with that, we encourage you to speak a blessing over your children. Instead of the traditional Irish blessing, I created one with the symbols of the holiday in mind. Feel free to download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/6eixqyujedvddxj\/Irish%20Blessing%20Art.jpg?dl=0\">here<\/a> and print it. It can help your children focus on the deeper meaning of this day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just as St. Patrick obeyed the voice of God to respond to the Great Commission hundreds of years ago, there are devoted Christians from denominations and nations around the world who continue to respond to that same call. The International Pentecostal Holiness Church is privileged to be part of fulfilling that great call. Take the opportunity on a day that honors a well-known missionary to learn about our own IPHC missionaries. In fact, we challenge you to take it a step further and begin to pray for them today. World Missions provides a prayer guide that you can request from them to use with your family. <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/promo\/\">Click here<\/a>, fill in your mailing information, and then scroll down to the very first item and click to receive the 2017 Link Prayer Guide. For other activities with your kids, check out our Girls\u2019 Ministries Pinterest board,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/iphcgm\/all-things-st-patricks-day\/\"> \u201cAll Things St. Patrick\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/a> There are links on history, crafts, and snacks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2709 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/07\/Irvina-e1480708979325-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Irvina Parker- <a href=\"mailto:iparker@iphc.org\">iparker@iphc.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Irvina is serving her fourth term as the director of Girls\u2019 Ministries. She and her husband David reside in Oklahoma City where he serves as president of the IPHC Extension Loan Fund.\u00a0Irvina has been employed at the GMC since 1974 when she began working part time in Women\u2019s Ministries while attending college. She graduated from Emmanuel College with her Associates Degree and Southern Nazarene University where she received her Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in English. Irvina worked in World Missions for about 25 years, some of that part-time while raising their children. During that time, she also served in conference-level leadership of both Women\u2019s and Girls\u2019 Ministries.<\/p>\n<p>David and Irvina are active members at River of Life PHC where they have attended for more than 40 years and have served in numerous roles and ministries. Their adult children, Ryan and Jennifer, are both married and have provided them with the thrill of being grandparents. Ryan and his wife, Jessica, are parents to Aubrey and Tristan. Jennifer and her husband Shane are parents to Jasper. Irvina enjoys traveling, photography, scrapbooking, stamping, snow skiing, and spending time with all of her family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4,27],"tags":[635],"class_list":{"0":"post-2983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-childrens-ministries","8":"category-discipleship-ministries","9":"category-girls-ministries-childrens-ministries","10":"tag-st-patrick","11":"entry"},"title_es":"Los s\u00edmbolos y la historia del D\u00eda de San Patricio","content_es":"Este viernes marca un d\u00eda de fiesta que est\u00e1 llena de tradici\u00f3n irlandesa. Muchos s\u00edmbolos han llegado a ser sin\u00f3nimo de la fiesta conocida como el D\u00eda de San Patricio. Hay duendes con altos sombreros verdes y sus ollas de oro al final del arco iris. Hay tr\u00e9boles de tres hojas que se hace referencia como tr\u00e9boles. Hay desfiles para conmemorar el d\u00eda y hay fiestas para celebrar. Dos de los s\u00edmbolos menos conocidos, al menos para los ni\u00f1os, son el arpa y el nudo celta. Sin embargo, todos estos s\u00edmbolos palidecen en comparaci\u00f3n con la historia de la persona que se hizo conocido como San Patrick. Si bien hay algunas discrepancias, b\u00e1sicamente la historia nos cuenta la historia de un adolescente (alrededor de 16) que fue secuestrado y vendido como esclavo en Irlanda. Una b\u00fasqueda en Google de San Patrick produce una gran cantidad de informaci\u00f3n. A veces es dif\u00edcil distinguir entre la leyenda y la verdad, pero eso no es el prop\u00f3sito de este art\u00edculo. En cambio, me quiero centrar en las obras de la del hombre mismo. Es bastante evidente que el hombre se hizo es muy apreciada en la cultura irlandesa. A pesar de que se le conoce como San Patricio, fue en realidad nunca canonizado por Roma. Imag\u00ednese si se quiere, de ser secuestrado y sacado de su casa (lo que ahora ser\u00eda Escocia) por los piratas. De repente, los desconocidos se toman lejos de su familia y se separan por un oc\u00e9ano. Sus nuevas fuerzas maestros que tienden ovejas durante seis largos a\u00f1os. Es probable que clamar a Dios por ayuda al igual que hizo Patrick. Pas\u00f3 la mayor parte de su tiempo en la oraci\u00f3n. Durante este tiempo, Patrick reconoci\u00f3 en su propia autobiograf\u00eda (http:\/\/www.ccel.org\/ccel\/patrick\/confession.xi.html), que la religi\u00f3n que \u00e9l hab\u00eda ignorado como un adolescente se convirti\u00f3 en su base para la supervivencia. Incluso ten\u00eda un sue\u00f1o que inspir\u00f3 su fuga. M\u00e1s de 40 a\u00f1os pasaron antes de Patrick hizo su camino de regreso a Irlanda como misionero. De nuevo, fue un sue\u00f1o que lo llam\u00f3. En su confesi\u00f3n (mencionado anteriormente) se encuentra esta cita: \"Pues ya castigo de Dios, y lo reconoce, nuestra manera de compensarlo es exaltarlo y confesar sus maravillas en presencia de todas las naciones bajo el cielo.\" Y as\u00ed, en su mediados de los a\u00f1os 40 , hizo su camino de regreso a Irlanda para comenzar el trabajo de dirigir una naci\u00f3n a Dios de Dios. Mientras que los irlandeses tienden a acreditar St. Patrick para la conversi\u00f3n de la naci\u00f3n al cristianismo, otro obispo hab\u00eda llegado unos a\u00f1os antes, pero no hab\u00eda tenido mucho \u00e9xito. El conocimiento Patrick adquirida durante su cautiverio fue beneficioso. \u00c9l sab\u00eda y entend\u00eda el sistema de clanes irlandeses y us\u00f3 ese conocimiento para convertir los jefes primera. Su influencia cristiana, a su vez conducir a sus clanes a Cristo. Recuerde que el tr\u00e9bol hemos comentado anteriormente? Fue elegido como emblema nacional de Irlanda debido a la leyenda que San Patricio lo hab\u00eda utilizado para ilustrar la doctrina de la Trinidad. San Patricio muri\u00f3 el 17 de marzo de 461, y ese d\u00eda es ahora un d\u00eda de fiesta nacional en Irlanda. Si usted es un padre o un abuelo, por todos los medios a sus hijos a vestir de verde. Junto con eso, le recomendamos que hable una bendici\u00f3n sobre sus hijos. En lugar de la bendici\u00f3n tradicional irlandesa, aqu\u00ed hay uno que cre\u00e9 con los s\u00edmbolos de las vacaciones en mente. No dudes en descargar e imprimir gratis. Puede ayudar a sus ni\u00f1os a enfocarse en el significado m\u00e1s profundo de este d\u00eda. Al igual que San Patricio escuch\u00f3 la voz de Dios para responder a la gran comisi\u00f3n hace cientos de a\u00f1os, hay cristianos devotos de valores nominales y las naciones de todo el mundo que siguen responder a esa misma llamada. La Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal tiene el privilegio de ser parte del cumplimiento de la gran llamada. Aprovechar la oportunidad en un d\u00eda que hace honor a un conocido misionero para aprender acerca de nuestros propios misioneros IISP. De hecho, te desafiamos a ir un paso m\u00e1s all\u00e1 y comenzar a orar por ellos hoy. Misiones Mundiales ofrece una gu\u00eda de oraci\u00f3n que se puede pedir de ellos para usar con su familia. <a href=\"http:\/\/(https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/promo\/)\">Haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/a> , complete su informaci\u00f3n de correo, y luego desplazarse hacia abajo para el primer elemento y haga clic para recibir la Gu\u00eda de Oraci\u00f3n 2017 Enlace. Para otras actividades con sus hijos, echa un vistazo a bordo de los Ministerios Pinterest nuestras ni\u00f1as, <a href=\"http:\/\/(https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/iphcgm\/all-things-st-patricks-day\/)\">\"todo el d\u00eda de San Patricio cosas.\"<\/a> Hay enlaces en la historia, la artesan\u00eda, y aperitivos. <strong><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2709 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/07\/Irvina-e1480708979325-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> Irvina Parker- <a href=\"mailto:iparker@iphc.org\">iparker@iphc.org<\/a><\/strong> Irvina est\u00e1 cumpliendo su cuarto mandato como director de Ministerios de las ni\u00f1as. Ella y su marido David reside en Oklahoma City, donde se desempe\u00f1a como presidente del Fondo de Pr\u00e9stamos para la extensi\u00f3n de la IISP. Irvina se ha empleado en el GMC desde 1974 cuando comenz\u00f3 a trabajar a tiempo parcial en el Ministerio de la Mujer asistir a la graduaci\u00f3n. Se gradu\u00f3 de la universidad de Manuel con su grado de asociados y Southern Nazarene University, donde recibi\u00f3 su Licenciatura en Educaci\u00f3n Elemental con concentraci\u00f3n en Ingl\u00e9s. Irvina trabaj\u00f3 en misiones mundiales durante unos 25 a\u00f1os, algunos de que a tiempo parcial, mientras que la crianza de sus hijos. Durante ese tiempo, se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 tambi\u00e9n en el liderazgo a nivel de conferencia de ambos Ministerios de la Mujer y las ni\u00f1as. David y Irvina son miembros activos en el R\u00edo de la Vida de la APS en la que han asistido m\u00e1s de 40 a\u00f1os y han servido en numerosas funciones y ministerios. Sus hijos adultos, Ryan y Jennifer, est\u00e1n casados \u200b\u200by les han proporcionado la emoci\u00f3n de ser abuelos. Ryan y su esposa, Jessica, son padres de Aubrey y Tristan. Jennifer y su esposo son padres de Shane Jasper. Irvina le gusta viajar, la fotograf\u00eda, \u00e1lbum de recortes, estampaci\u00f3n, esquiar en la nieve, y pasar tiempo con toda su familia.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/St.-Patrick.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-M7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}