ST NINIAN OF WHITHORN

 

It is believed that Ninian was a Briton

Possibly the son of a Christian King

Who had been educated in Rome,

Who founded a Church in Whithorn

NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES

 

Niall Noígíallach which

Translates to "having nine hostages",

Was a legendary Irish King

His reign lasted from the late 4th

To the early 5th centuries,

He is placed in the traditional

List of High Kings of Ireland

Legend has it that he secured his line

By kissing the “loathly lady”

King Niall died in 405AD

CHRIST THE SAVIOUR

 

Christ the saviour

Is here to watch over us

To support us all

Guiding us with kindness

I BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS ANGELS

 

I believe in Christmas Angels

And I believe they are always near

Just like they were at Bethlehem

Appearing upon a midnight clear

CHRISTMAS IS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Christmas is for friends and family,

But by no means exclusively

After all the Three Wise Men

Were strangers in Bethlehem 

SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE

 

Andrew the Apostle

Also known as Saint Andrew

Was brother of Saint Peter

Born in the village of Bethsaida

On the Sea of Galilee.

Where they were fishermen

Until Jesus called them

To be fishers of men

He was martyred by crucifixion

At the city of Patras in Achaea,

On an X-shaped cross, or “saltire”

Commonly known as

Saint Andrew's Cross

 

His feast day is November 30th

SAINT COLUMBA THE IRISH ABBOT

 

Irish Abbot, Saint Columba,

Born 521 AD in Gartan

Who spread Christianity

As a missionary to Scotland

Founding an Abbey on Iona

Which dominated the region

Politically for centuries

He died at the Abbey in 597 AD

 

His feast day is December 7th