Comments on: So When is St Patrick’s Day Anyways? http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/03/15/so-when-is-st-patricks-day-anyways/ Get weekly articles on home brewing, beer styles, and making beer recipes Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brad Smith http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/03/15/so-when-is-st-patricks-day-anyways/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Brad Smith Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:09:59 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/03/15/so-when-is-st-patricks-day-anyways/#comment-130 Timothy, It appears its a bit more complicated than that. Irish Bishops settled on the 15th, while many American bishops settled on the 14th. Meanwhile many event organizers stayed with the 17th, and a few even have parades on the 16th (Palm Sunday). To add to the confusion, Ireland kept their national holiday on Monday the 17th. At least we have over 100 years to wait before the next conflict... Timothy,
It appears its a bit more complicated than that. Irish Bishops settled on the 15th, while many American bishops settled on the 14th. Meanwhile many event organizers stayed with the 17th, and a few even have parades on the 16th (Palm Sunday). To add to the confusion, Ireland kept their national holiday on Monday the 17th. At least we have over 100 years to wait before the next conflict…

]]> By: Timothy http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/03/15/so-when-is-st-patricks-day-anyways/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Timothy Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:46:34 +0000 http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2008/03/15/so-when-is-st-patricks-day-anyways/#comment-127 >"Roman Catholic Church officials have moved St Patrick’s day feast up to Saturday the 15th of March." Um, actually it was Friday, March 14th. You missed it. Saturday, March 15th is/was the Feast of St Joseph, which was moved from Wednesday, March 19, again due to Holy Week. Since both are Catholic saints and the Catholic Church has authority over the liturgical calendar, the catholic Church gets to decide what days are St Patrick;s Day and St Joseph's Day. Its their calendar after all. Personally, I find it all a bit strange for non-Catholics to observe a Catholic feast day. >”Roman Catholic Church officials have moved St Patrick’s day feast up to Saturday the 15th of March.”

Um, actually it was Friday, March 14th. You missed it.

Saturday, March 15th is/was the Feast of St Joseph, which was moved from Wednesday, March 19, again due to Holy Week.

Since both are Catholic saints and the Catholic Church has authority over the liturgical calendar, the catholic Church gets to decide what days are St Patrick;s Day and St Joseph’s Day. Its their calendar after all.

Personally, I find it all a bit strange for non-Catholics to observe a Catholic feast day.

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