THE DRAGON OF SILENE

 

A dragon makes its nest

At the freshwater spring

The only water source

For the city of Silene

The Dragon must be lured away

Long enough to collect water

So, they temp it with a sheep

When no sheep can be found,

Then a maiden is sacrificed

The victim chosen by drawing lots

And one day it’s the Princess.

The King begs for her life

But his pleas fall on deaf ears

So, she is offered to the dragon

But George of Lydda appeared

While on his epic travels

And he faces the dragon,

After protecting himself

With the sign of the Cross

Slaying the dragon,

And rescued the princess

Then the citizens of Silene

Abandoned their paganism

And converted to Christianity

 

His feast day is April 23rd

THE APOSTLE OF IRELAND

 

St Patrick was a 5th-century

Romano-British Christian missionary

Born in 385 AD and died in 461 AD

Who became a Bishop in Ireland

Known as the Apostle of Ireland

The first bishop of Armagh,

And Primate of Ireland.

 

His feast day is March 17th

GEORGIOS OF LYDDA

 

Saint George was born

In the town of Lydda in Palestine

Between 275 AD and 285 AD

To a Greek Christian noble family,

He was named Georgios

Meaning “worker of the land”

And served in the Roman Army

Reaching the rank of Tribunus

In the eastern city of Nicomedia

Until Emperor Diocletian

Issued an edict against Christians

Commanding they renounce their faith

Instead, George renounced the edict

Gave his wealth to the poor

And prepared himself for death

As expected, he was sentenced to death

But was tortured on a wheel of swords

Before being decapitated

In front of Nicomedia's city wall

On April 23rd 303 AD

 

His feast day is April 23rd

ACCORDING TO POPE GELASIUS

 

According to Pope Gelasius

George was among the saints

Whose names are rightly

Reverenced among men

But whose actions

Are known only to God

 

His feast day is April 23rd

MY LOVE ASSENDED

 

My love ascended

To our Father’s care

Silently rising

On heavens stair

Sent on her way by

My whispered prayer

THE SNOWMAN AND HIS WIFE

 

The snowman and his wife,

To make the baby smile,

Put over the child’s crib

A beautiful snowmobile!

SENT FROM THE HEAVENS ABOVE

Sent from the heavens above

An unseen arbiter of love

To help the lovers choose

And with introductions done

The angel ascends