To ensure that you have an authentically Irish American celebration of the day, I’ll walk you through how to prepare corned beef and cabbage, and then how to properly air out your home afterward.
Tag: St. Patrick’s Day
Rescript granting a dispensation from the law of abstinence on the Memorial of St. Patrick
Seeing that the prescripts of canons 1251 and 1253 of the Code of Canon Law, in keeping with the immemorial practice of the Church, require the faithful who have completed their fourteenth year to abstain from eating meat on every Friday of the year in the manner determined more precisely by the conference of bishops;
The enduring legacy of St. Patrick
As someone with Irish ancestors, I am proud to claim an Irish background, joining with over 34 million Americans who are apparently descended from Irish roots.
So celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 has a special significance for me and many others in our country. And in fact, we often say that everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!
However, it seems that with the wearing of the green, eating corned beef and cabbage, and singing Irish songs, many people don’t remember the religious significance of St. Patrick any longer.
Jack Rogan named Irish Person of the Year
John (Jack) Rogan has been selected as the Irish Person of the Year by the Dane County Shamrock Club.