Give me a Guiness, I'm Irish!

catiebug · #1 03-10-2008, 10:01 AM

Have more than one!

BTW, my 15th wedding anniversary is St Patrick's Day! We were even married at St Patrick's Episcopal Church (a clever way to get married in Lent is to get married on the church's patron saint's feast day). My husband is 100% Irish (all four grandparents came over on the boat), so I figured if we got married on St Patrick's Day, he could never forget our anniversary.

SWTXBelle · #2 03-10-2008, 10:26 AM

Soooooo clever, catiebug!

bejazd · #3 03-10-2008, 10:34 AM

Enjoy the Guinness but leave room for a nice boxty and for a lovely Irish coffee, folks.

And here's my favorite Irish blessing:

May those that love us, love us,
and those that don't love us, may God turn their hearts,
And if he doesn't turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So that we shall know them by their limping.

SWTXBelle · #4 03-10-2008, 10:40 AM

I actually have that blessing in my kitchen, bejazd!

ForeverRoses · #5 03-10-2008, 10:46 AM

I have that blessing hanging up on my fridge.

My middle son's middle name is Patrick (does that make sense?) and this is the first year he has really been aware of St.. Patrick's day. We are going to bake soda bread and shamrock cookies for his saint's day

PM_Mama00 · #6 03-10-2008, 11:37 AM

Ok so what's the deal on changing St. Patrick's Day this year? I read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day

"The date of the feast is occasionally moved by church authorities when March 17 falls during Holy Week; this last happened in 1940 when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on April 3rd in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and will happen again in 2008, when it shall be held on 15 March.[2]"

So, when are people celebrating?

catiebug · #7 03-10-2008, 11:57 AM

Do you really need an excuse to enjoy a nice, tasty Guinness? Celebrate on both days!

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Ok so what's the deal on changing St. Patrick's

So, when are people celebrating?

ForeverRoses · #8 03-10-2008, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Ok so what's the deal on changing St. Patrick's Day this year? I read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day

"The date of the feast is occasionally moved by church authorities when March 17 falls during Holy Week; this last happened in 1940 when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on April 3rd in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and will happen again in 2008, when it shall be held on 15 March.[2]"

So, when are people celebrating?

We are celebrating on Saturday (March 15th) but mostly because it's the weekend and I'll have the time to make stuff.

AGDee · #9 03-10-2008, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Ok so what's the deal on changing St. Patrick's Day this year? I read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day

"The date of the feast is occasionally moved by church authorities when March 17 falls during Holy Week; this last happened in 1940 when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on April 3rd in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and will happen again in 2008, when it shall be held on 15 March.[2]"

So, when are people celebrating?

I think they just mean the Catholics will celebrate Mass and the feast on the 15th. Doing it the day after Palm Sunday makes too busy of a week for them.