Sunday, March 16, 2008

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!~

Top o'the marnin' to ya!  ;-)  Tis a beautiful sunny, warm, and windy day here in the deep south!~

Irish Quote:

All Money Is Tainted, Tain't None Of It Mine!~

May I wish my friend, Katherine, a Happy 16th Birthday as well!  Wish we were in Colorado to celebrate with ya, Kat!

To find out about how St. Patrick's Day came about, go here:

http://wilstar.com/holidays/patrick.htm

A little tidbit from Wikipedia:

It became a feast day in the Roman Catholic Church due to the influence of the Waterford-born Franciscan scholar Luke Wadding in the early part of the 17th century, and is a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics in Ireland. The date of the feast is occasionally moved by church authorities when March 17 falls during Holy Week; this happened in 1940 when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on 3 April in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and is happening again in 2008, being observed on 15 March (though the State holiday in Ireland is not affected).  March 17 will not fall during Holy Week again until 2160.

So, now you know!~

Don't forget to wear green, or you might just get pinched!

Have a great week!~

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

hope you have a good St. Patrick's Day, Susan!

I remember having to make sure we wore green when I was younger to avoid the pinch, LOL, thankfully I went to a Catholic school where our uniforms were green!

enjoy the day

betty

Anonymous said...

I remember as a teen I would never wear green cause I wanted to be pinched...lol.

Anonymous said...

Happy St. patty's day!

~~~Make it a Great Day~~~
              Sharon
http://journals.aol.com/buggieboo1/ImASurvivor

Anonymous said...

Interesting tidbit!  Hope you have a good day and a wonderful week!  -  Barbara

Anonymous said...

Susan Happy St. Patricks Day to you ~ Ally x

Anonymous said...

We never celebrated it on Monday, but Saturday. So that little titbit was right.
Gaz xx

Anonymous said...

Happy St. Pat's day to you. Where is spring, it's not in this air yet. LOL. Still cold in IL.

Anonymous said...

Happy St. Patrick's Day a little late....
Linda :)