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On Consecrated Ground: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin (In Gaelic)
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Today’s
The World Around Us
will be presented
in Gaelic and English,
with subtitles in Arabic,
Aulacese (Vietnamese),
Chinese, English,
French, German,
Hungarian, Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean,
Malay, Persian,
Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish and Thai.
May God be with you,
charming viewers.
Welcome to
The World Around Us
on Supreme Master
Television.
The island nation of
Ireland has had the honor
of keeping the fires
of divine devotion lit
through the ages.
Graced with many
incredible and brave saints,
the people
of this idyllic land have
carried the love of God
in their hearts
for millennia, and
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
in Dublin
is a tangible expression
of this devotion.
The first records refer
to a little church here
known as
St. Patrick’s of the Island.
That was an Irish church,
constructed of timber,
built between two branches
of the river Poddle.
Now, that building
was associated
with St. Patrick.
Apparently, Patrick,
who helped bring
Christianity here
sometime during the 400s,
used water from that well
to baptize local people
and make them Christians.
In fact,
there are three holy wells
in Dublin associated
with St. Patrick.
The idea of pilgrimage
became very important
in Ireland.
Way back with the early
Celtic Church, going
back now to 6, 7, 8, 900s,
it continued on
with Irish people going
abroad on pilgrimages
all over Europe, and
indeed, within the island
and other people
from further afield
coming to places here.
From its humble
beginnings, the church
of Saint Patrick ad insula
was raised to
the status of a cathedral
by Norman Archbishop
of Dublin, John Comyn
in 1191.
In 1254,
this current cathedral
was finally dedicated,
consecrated and
dedicated to two patrons,
Our Lady and St. Patrick.
The cathedral was
constructed mainly with
a local type of limestone.
However,
some of the detailing
was done in stone which
came from as far afield
as northern France.
To this day, the cathedral
is a testament
to the rich past of the city.
Masses would have been
said and sung here,
then the crossing
where we are standing
would have been built,
the arms of the cross,
the transepts,
both north and south and
finally the nave behind us.
The Cathedral for
the most part is Gothic.
The Cathedral itself was
built on the massive wall
system of construction.
It depended merely
on the weight
and strength of the walls
to hold them up.
Chapels are buildings
that are used by Christians
for devotional purposes.
As part of
a larger cathedral,
chapels are holy areas that
are specifically reserved.
Historically
in the Cathedral
there were many chapels
throughout the building.
Now only a number
still survive,
where we are now
is a part of the Cathedral.
It really isn't normally
open to the public.
This little chapel in here
is the ancient chapel
of St. Steven.
Directly behind me
is the Lady Chapel
and just over the far side
there is Peter's Chapel.
Behind me is
a fine black Irish marble
baptismal font from
the early 18th century.
Stained glass is
a thousand year old craft
that is mostly referenced
to the windows
of religious buildings,
depicting stories
from the Bible.
Two fine windows in
the French medieval style
of glass work, the one
in the south transept
depicting various
biblical scenes and the
one above the west door
in front of me there,
scenes from
the life of St. Patrick.
Along with St. Patrick,
St. Columba
and St. Bridget
are two of Ireland’s other
well known patron saints.
Their lives,
along with those
of other holy personages,
are also portrayed on
the stained glass windows
of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The idea
behind stained glass
was that it was a way
of reaffirming to people
their traditional gospel
stories, particularly
people who may not
have been able to read.
There's a strong
Irish theme here, some
very fine Irish windows.
The one directly above us
depicts St. Columba,
St. Bridget and so forth.
Please stay tuned
to Supreme Master
Television
for the continuation
of our tour through
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
in Dublin, Ireland.
We’ll be right back after
these brief messages.
The Cathedral was the
largest medieval church
in Ireland and it's still,
I think, the longest
church in Ireland.
It's almost 100 yards long
from the east end
of the Lady Chapel
to the Great West Door.
I've heard it said that for
a community at that time
to build a great cathedral
in its midst
was equivalent today
to our sending a man
to the moon –
extraordinary achievement.
Welcome back to
The World Around Us
here on
Supreme Master Television.
We are visiting
Dublin, Ireland today
to tour the renowned
St. Patrick’s Cathedral,
The Cathedral since 1870
has been
the national cathedral
for the Church of Ireland,
which is part of
the Anglican Communion
in Ireland.
So it has a
Canonical representation
with all the dioceses,
the church dioceses
all over Ireland;
the island as a whole.
And as a result, it has a
special national function,
so you have a lot of
national organizations
holding special services
here.
It has great acts
of worship through
the liturgical year.
Part of
St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s
storied past includes its
relationship with famed
Irish author and clergyman,
Jonathan Swift.
His novel,
“Gulliver’s Travels,”
is considered a classic
of English literature.
Very well known
in our Cathedral’s history
is the great luminary
Jonathan Swift.
He was Dean here
from 1713 to 1745.
One of his many
achievements actually was
to establish alms houses
near the building as well
to help the Dublin poor.
He was many things
during his long life.
He was
a key political figure,
a great pamphleteer.
He was also, of course,
a great satirist.
He was a poet
but very importantly,
he was a priest,
an Anglican priest
at the age of 21 where
he took Holy orders.
He ended up here as Dean
in St. Patrick’s Cathedral
in Dublin.
He spent a lot of
his time again,
through pamphlets to
defending Irish interests.
Whilst Dean here, he
wrote his best known book,
"Gulliver’s Travels"
and many other things.
When he died,
he left his money
to found a hospital
to help people
who were mentally ill still
operating actually today.
It's a wonderful legacy.
Down through
the centuries, the cathedral
has done an awful lot
to help the less fortunate.
That continues today,
actually:
the Cathedral distributes
a considerable
sum of money
to help various charities,
particularly
helping the homeless.
It is not surprising
that sacred music
plays a significant role
at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Glorious hymns
in praise of God
are sung by the choir.
From the very beginning
of the cathedral story,
music has been vital
to worship in the building.
We have had
a choir school here
from the 1430s
and that still functions.
We’ve had a reference
going back to 1471 to
an organ in the Cathedral;
the Archbishop of Dublin,
Archbishop Tregury,
gave us that organ.
The current organ
we have, a wonderful
wonderful instrument
today, with over 4,600
reeds and pipes in it;
a Harris organ actually,
about a century old.
The cathedral
also has a heartwarming
anecdote of peace
behind an ancient door
that is on display.
There's a great story
relating to that door
that dates back
to the year 1492.
Two of the great
Anglo-Normans,
the Earl of Kildare
and the Duke of Ormond
met near this Cathedral.
A little skirmish ensued.
Butler fled here
into the Cathedral
to seek sanctuary.
He went way over
to the Chapter House
which was over there
and he pulled the door
which is actually
on display, today,
tight-shut behind him;
refused to come out.
Now time went by,
so Fitzgerald,
sensibly enough,
got one of his men to cut
an opening at the door,
which you can still see,
put his arm through it,
shook hands
with his adversary,
a risky business.
So there was an end
to enmity; truce.
War was over
and out they came.
We call it the “Door
of Reconciliation” today.
Perhaps more than any
other building in Ireland,
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
represents the historical
and spiritual legacy
of the people
of the Emerald Isle.
We thank
Mr. Gavin Woods and
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
for graciously opening
its door for today’s tour.
May the Providence
continue to shower
blessings upon you.
Faithful viewers,
thank you for joining us
on today’s
The World Around Us,
airing every Sunday
on Supreme Master
Television.
Up next is
Words of Wisdom right
after Noteworthy News.
May your life be
a joyous testament to the
Creator’s boundless love.
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