The Feast of St. Patrick’s Day is a fun great time to discuss the Blessed Trinity! We hope you have fun with this simple tutorial on how to draw a three leaf clover while learning about St. Patrick! A simple plant, and a simple drawing, packed with the beauty of richness of the Catholic Faith!
The History of St. Patrick’s Day
The world may wish to forget, but we remember and celebrate that St. Patrick’s Day is a Catholic feast day!
St. Patrick was a Bishop who called the pagan people of Ireland into the fold of the One True God, so that they may be saved. He suffered many trials from those who actively wanted to prevent the spread of the Gospel, including the druids. Tradition has it that he drove the snakes out of Ireland, and that he used the shamrock to help people understand the Blessed Trinity!
He died on March 17th in the year 461, and was wrapped in burial clothes made by St. Brigid! I always get so excited when I learn about great saints that were friends, or crossed paths in some way. So cool! St. Patrick was never formally canonized because he lived during the early life of the Church, however his feast day was added to the calendar in the 1600’s, and here we are today!
The Blessed Trinity
The people of Ireland believed in many gods. St. Patrick wanted to bring them the truth of the One True God. To help the people understand the Blessed Trinity, tradition says that St. Patrick showed the people a three leaf clover. Since it was three parts, but only one plant, it helped to show how there can be three in one. In a similar way the Holy Trinity is also often depicted as a triangle, 3 sides but one shape. The Three Divine Persons in One God is a beautiful mystery beyond our full understanding, but this certainly helps!
The Baltimore Catechism states:
Q. 192. What do you mean by the Blessed Trinity?
A. By the Blessed Trinity I mean one God in three Divine Persons.
Amazing! Studying the Catechism at every age is a great way to bring clarity and tradition to your feast days.
How to Draw a Three Leaf Clover Step by Step –
1. Begin by drawing the top half of a heart, but do not go all the way down to connect it at a point. Instead stop half way down on both sides.
2. Next add the same half a heart shape to the right side of the first half heart shape. You can turn your paper so you are drawing the heart straight if needed!
3. Do the same thing on the left side!
4. Time for the stem! Add a straight line down slightly curving outward as it gets farther away from the leaves. Then add a small line, just shorter then the length of the top of the shamrock. Bring this line back upward and slightly inward to close the shamrock!
All done! Now you can teach the Blessed Trinity For St. Patrick’s Feast Day with children, and decorate with three leaf clovers to honor the Blessed Trinity!
JMJ