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Mass on Paddys day

  • 17-03-2016 11:43am
    #1
    jimd2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭


    Is St. Patricks Day a holy day of obligation? My missuses says it is and I am not so sure?


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  • #2
    neemish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭neemish


    The missus is right! Holy Day of Obligation in Ireland


  • #3
    jimd2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭jimd2


    Thanks. Not that many people take heed these days but she does.


  • #4
    Berserker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Berserker


    neemish wrote: »
    The missus is right! Holy Day of Obligation in Ireland

    Who decided that it was, as a matter of interest?


  • #5
    EirWatcher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭EirWatcher


    Berserker wrote: »
    Who decided that it was, as a matter of interest?

    The Irish Bishops’ Conference, with the approval of the Vatican.


  • #6
    Berserker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Berserker


    EirWatcher wrote: »
    The Irish Bishops’ Conference, with the approval of the Vatican.

    Interesting, never realised that you could have a RC holy day specific to a country. What grounds would they have to mark it as a holy day? Is it just the fact that it is the national holiday?


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  • #7
    EirWatcher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭EirWatcher


    Berserker wrote: »
    Interesting, never realised that you could have a RC holy day specific to a country. What grounds would they have to mark it as a holy day? Is it just the fact that it is the national holiday?

    On most ordinary days of the year specific Saints are remembered in the Catholic Church. March 17 happens to be the day for St. Patrick. I suspect that came before the national holiday, though not certain. The fact that St. Patrick is Ireland's patron Saint, and credited with spreading Christianity in Ireland makes it a Holy Day deemed celebrating by the Church here.

    There are Holy Days of Obligation common throughout all countries, but Local Bishop's Conferences in any country can do something similar.

    Edit: Turns out it was declared a Catholic feast day from 17th Century, but only declared a national holiday here in 1903, by the Bank Holidays Act.


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