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St. Patrick’s Day

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Bishop Stephen Parkes of Savannah, Georgia, reminds us of the many reasons to celebrate the great saint’s life. St. Patrick as seen in C.E. Kempe’s stained glass in St. John the Baptist Parish, Burford, U.K. | Credit: Lawrence OP via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau March 17, 2026 …

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Live streamed mass from Newman University Church and the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason in Dublin, Ireland Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

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On March 17, Catholics celebrate St. Patrick, the fifth century bishop and patron of Ireland, whose life of holiness set the example for many of the Church’s future saints. St. Patrick is said to have been born around 389 AD in Britain. Captured by Irish raiders when he was about …

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by Kevin Jones Denver, Colo., Mar 17, 2021 / 03:12 am MT ().- The history of Catholic America is, in many ways, an Irish story, with immigrant congregations and their descendants putting their stamp on many churches across the country. “It was the Irish who made the Church grow,” said …

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The statue of St. Patrick leads the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Cincinnati Saturday, Mar. 10, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)
St. Patrick of Ireland is one of the world’s most popular saints. He was born in Roman Britain and when he was fourteen or so, he was captured by Irish pirates during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. At the time, …

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by Kevin Jones Washington D.C., Mar 17, 2021 / 11:04 am MT (CNA).- Among the most popular saints today, Saint Patrick was a bishop and missionary to Ireland. However, he also spent several years as a slave, and once issued a heartfelt plea on behalf of girls and boys abducted …

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St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Credit: Sean Pavone/Shutterstock
Celebrant – H.E. Timothy Cardinal Dolan Cantor – Carla Wesby

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The statue of St. Patrick leads the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Cincinnati Saturday, Mar. 10, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)
From the Staff of The Catholic Telegraph: Happy St. Patrick’s Day The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Cincinnati Seranade

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At Catholic schools, heritage centers, nursing homes and other locations around the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, those observing St. Patrick’s Day are likely to come in contact with irish dance. Though not an explicitly Catholic activity, irish dance gets most of its exposure on the feast of St. Patrick, the patron …