Ireland has been called the land of “Saints and Scholars”. I suppose it came from a realisation that through the generations, our country produced many people who gained renown in the literary and scientific fields – indeed all disciplines – and that also we had punched above our weight in terms of faith.
Missionaries from Ireland found themselves scattered and effective in practically every part of the world. Our legends and stories were steeped in Saints, Holy Wells, Abbeys and Monastic Settlements.
Today, we are still regarded as a very well educated race and our education system is regarded as holding its place with the best of them.
No shortage of scholars then! Saints may well be more difficult to find.
LENTEN THOUGHT: That we might strive always to be faithful and ever anxious to progress and profess our Faith story.