ST PATRICK'S
St Patrick's Church, Corby

St Patrick's Breastplate

According to tradition, St. Patrick wrote this prayer in the year 433 A.D. for divine protection before successfully converting the Irish King Laoghaire and his subjects from paganism to Christianity. The following is a short extract.

Christ with me,
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.


A Prayer of St Patrick

May the Strength of God guide us.
May the Power of God preserve us.
May the Wisdom of God instruct us.
May the Hand of God protect us.
May the Way of God direct us.
May the Shield of God defend us.
May the Angels of God guard us.
Against the snares of the evil one.
May Christ be with us!
May Christ be before us!
May Christ be in us, Christ be over all!
May your Grace, Lord, always be ours,
this day, O Lord, and forevermore. Amen.

St Patrick's, Corby

As the town of Corby grew with the development of the steelworks the population increased considerably; and the original Catholic Church of Our Lady's was not big enough to accommodate the growing Catholic population and so additional Parishes were founded, one of which was St Patrick's established in 1950. 

The parishioners were great at helping to raise funds and soon enough had been collected to begin building work. On the 16th May 1962 the Church was opened and Holy Mass was celebrated for the first time, with the dedication being to St Patrick, the great Apostle of Ireland, an acknowledgement of the many Irish men and women who came to Corby and contributed so much to the life of the Parish and the town. 

The Church was solemnly consecrated on the Feast of St Patrick, 17th March 1981, by Bishop Charles Grant, who in his homily encouraged the parishioners to be active members of the Church, living the missionary zeal of St Patrick in their daily lives.

In the summer of 2022 the Diocesan Trustees took the difficult decision to close the church. A final Mass was celebrated on 31st August 2022 where all those who had helped build the church and worshipped there, together with the priests who had served the parish over the past 60 years were remembered and prayed for. The current congregation heard how their holy patron, St Patrick overcame many difficulties and obstacles in his life, always holding fast to the Catholic Faith and trusting firmly in the power of God. From Sunday 4th September 2022 the parishioners of the parish have been warmly welcomed into their new spiritual home of St Brendan’s with Mass at 9.00am.

Saint Patrick, pray for us
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