What is Saint Patrick's breastplate?

Answer 1

It is the name of a prayer. There is a long version and a short version. The short version is familiar to people in Ireland. It is the last section of the full prayer. This is the short version:

Christ before me,

Christ behind me,

Christ in me,

Christ beneath me,

Christ above me,

Christ on my right,

Christ on my left,

Christ when I lie down,

Christ when I sit down,

Christ when I arise,

Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,

Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,

Christ in every eye that sees me,

Christ in every ear that hears me.