Saint Patrick: The Man & His Mission

by John Holmes

"From the volumes of history John Holmes has brought Patrick to life in a pleasant easy-to-read book which captures Patrick's heartbeat and shows us the man who braved numerous dangers to bring the gospel to pagan Ireland. Here too, we have Patrick's own writings, including his 'Confession.' It deserves wide circulation."—Rev. Dr. Colin N. Peckham, Principal of Faith Mission Bible College, Edinburgh

Saint The Man & His Mission will take you on a journey back to the early part of the 5th century.

Little information exists regarding life and conditions prior to that time in the land named Hibernia—the island lay on the edge of the known world beyond the fringe of the Roman Empire. It took the mission of the man we call Saint Patrick and the discovery of his writings to see the beginning of any real history of Ireland.

More important still is the fact that these writings provide such a vivid picture of Patrick himself that the force of his personality and the fervor of his faith still live today.

Here then is a voice from the distant past! Not a faltering voice or a melancholy voice but a voice full of certainty and hope and joy. The voice of a man in touch with God.



" . . . it is very welcome to have a book which concentrates on Patrick's own writings and is so free from all the non-historical lore that has become attached to his career."—Dr. Marie T. Flanagan, The Queen's University of Belfast

Genres: Biography

76 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 24, 2013

Reviews

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and Inspiring

I found this to be informative and inspiring short read about St. Patrick as I knew nothing about him. I gave it four stars because of some typos in the Kindle version.

[Benjamin Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful little biography that lets you get to know Patrick. The best part, in my opinion, is that it includes the two writings of Patrick that survived through the years. Christians will be inspired by this humble, yet brave man.

[Gary Rohrmayer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read … very informative and inspiring. To actually read the words of St. Patrick was moving and to learn the details of his story was wonderful. Every church planting leader or denominational executive should read the book.

[Chan-joo Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book emphasizes the historical aspects of St. Patrick's life, and it is done in a very readable manner. Apparently the two written works attributed to St. Patrick are some of the only written works from that time in Ireland. Both works are presented in the book. Inspiring story of a man who was wholly committed to working for God. He was forcibly shipped to Ireland as a slave but later returned as a missionary.