Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Festivities began March 9 with a vigil Mass at the parish to commence the March 10–18 novena leading up to the feast day dedicated ... years after St. Jerome brought ...

So my students are often surprised when I tell them that St. Patrick’s Day was once a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue. In fact, there’s even a color ...

St. Patrick’s Day traces its origins to 5th-century Ireland, where it began as a religious feast day commemorating St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The day marks the anniversary of his ...

(News-Press NOW) — Christians celebrated a saint with some special significance locally on Wednesday. Lent coincides with the feast day of St. Joseph on March 19. In the Catholic Church ...

WELL, TODAY IS ALSO SAINT JOSEPH’S FEAST DAY, WHICH MEANS YOU’VE LIKELY NOTICED ... CletusAddress: 3600 Claire Ave. (St. Jerome Hall), GretnaDates: Blessing March 18 at 6:30 p.m. followed ...

But beyond the revelry, the holiday has deep historical and religious roots tied to Ireland's patron saint. From its origins as a solemn feast day to its transformation into a global celebration ...

SCRANTON — It’s a St. Patrick’s Day tradition, right up there with eating corned beef and cabbage and the “wearing of the green.” Each year, hundreds of tuxedo-clad gentlemen gather ...

Groundhog Day is behind us. Easter is around the corner. And in the middle is a holiday associated with merry drinking and a centuries-old religious figure: St ... observing a feast day on ...

Countries with a strong Irish presence hold parades, festivals, and various events to commemorate the day and celebrate Irish culture. Originally celebrated as a religious feast to mark St Patrick ...

Groundhog Day is behind us. Easter is around the corner. And in the middle is a holiday associated with merry drinking and a centuries-old religious figure: St ... observing a feast day on ...

Saint Patrick used the plant to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Irish people have marked the Roman Catholic feast day of St Patrick on March 17 since the ...