‘Katie’s psalm’ is a plea to God to be her shield

Katie Taylor’s pre-fight schedule revolves around prayer and recitation of what has become known as “Katie’s psalm”, according to Pentecostal Church Pastor Sean Mullarkey.

Pastor Mullarkey, from St Mark’s Pentecostal on Dublin’s Pearse St, joined a congregation of fans and churchgoers to cheer on their most famous parishioner. He said Ireland took the Olympic gold medallist to heart thanks to her humble nature. He described Katie as a humble person who was in no way a glory hunter.

“That’s just typical Katie, There’s no sense of ‘here I am, where’s the attention’, and that’s what caused the Irish nation to fall in love with her,” he said.