Happy St Patricks Day

[tropicana]

HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY!!!

Even though St Patricks Day officially falls on Monday, March 17, officals in Ireland have done something out of the ordinary.

Irish bishops move St. Patrick's Day 2008 over conflict with Holy Week


Religions celebrations for St. Patrick's Day will come two days early in Ireland to avoid a conflict with Holy Week.

St. Patrick's Day is usually celebrated March 17, but Ireland's bishops have shifted the feast day, in honor of the national saint, to Saturday, March 15.

Church authorities reportedly spent weeks debating where to move the feast day because March 17, 2008, falls on the second day of Holy Week .

The liturgical norms would require the feast day to be moved to the earliest available date after Easter, which would be April 1. But church officials said the Vatican approved the March 15 date in order to minimize conflict with the scheduled civic events.

While religious celebrations honoring St. Patrick are affected, religious and secular authorities stressed this would not change secular festivities. The St. Patrick's Festival Committee in Dublin confirmed that the parade would be March 17 as usual. In addition, Monday, March 17, will remain an official day off of work in Ireland.

This marks the first time the date has been changed since 1940. The next conflict with Holy Week is not expected until 2160. By which time we all will be a whole lot older (hahaha) and really it wont be our problem then, or even a problem for the new generation being born now.

-justin-

[JonathanBelles]

very interesting that it has been moved!

well monday is still the only holiday that TV meteorologists dont like. The reason, if you dont know, they cant wear green because of the green screen.

Here is a video of the effect: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2v9GV3AYuO4

[CajunMama]

HAHA...it'd be funny for a met to do something like that on halloween. That was pretty kewl looking!

[MississippiHurricane]

cm, a local met has done this many times! Each time all youcan seeour hands and a head!!!

[lurkey]

HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY!!!

Even though St Patricks Day officially falls on Monday, March 17, officals in Ireland have done something out of the ordinary.

Irish bishops move St. Patrick's Day 2008 over conflict with Holy Week


Religions celebrations for St. Patrick's Day will come two days early in Ireland to avoid a conflict with Holy Week.

St. Patrick's Day is usually celebrated March 17, but Ireland's bishops have shifted the feast day, in honor of the national saint, to Saturday, March 15.

Church authorities reportedly spent weeks debating where to move the feast day because March 17, 2008, falls on the second day of Holy Week .

The liturgical norms would require the feast day to be moved to the earliest available date after Easter, which would be April 1. But church officials said the Vatican approved the March 15 date in order to minimize conflict with the scheduled civic events.

While religious celebrations honoring St. Patrick are affected, religious and secular authorities stressed this would not change secular festivities. The St. Patrick's Festival Committee in Dublin confirmed that the parade would be March 17 as usual. In addition, Monday, March 17, will remain an official day off of work in Ireland.

This marks the first time the date has been changed since 1940. The next conflict with Holy Week is not expected until 2160. By which time we all will be a whole lot older (hahaha) and really it wont be our problem then, or even a problem for the new generation being born now.

-justin-

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This isn't the first time St. Patrick's Day has conflicted with religious obligations. Every once and while, St. Patrick's Day falls on Friday during Lent. So, there are also a fury of dispensations for those who want corn beef hash on St. Patrick's Day.

[lurkey]

Dollar Bill Shamrock

[Dee Bee]

Enjoy this Jackie Lawson St. Patrick's Day card!

http://tinyurl.com/25zcaw

At the last screen of the card, click onto the phrase "Saol fada chugat" in your upper left. After reading the next screen that appears, continue to click "read more" on your lower right for interesting info and for pronunciations.

Slainte!

~Dee Bee