St. Patrick’s Day
Legend has it Patrick was the son of a Christian deacon spreading the Faith in Roman Britain in the 4th century. The 16-year-old boy was kidnaped and enslaved in Gaelic Ireland. Six years later, God supposedly spoke to Patrick, telling him a boat awaited him on the coast to take him back home. The escape was successful. He later returned to convert the pagan Irish to Christianity, eventually becoming recognized as the Church’s patron saint of Ireland. He is thought to have died on March 17th, hence “Saint Patrick’s Day.” Though not an official government holiday, it is one of America’s favorites, a day when “everybody’s Irish” and much alcohol is consumed. That’s when one is most likely to spot those most magical of the Emerald Isle’s inhabitants – the Leprechauns! There are quite a few represented in this deviant “St Pat’s” gallery.
You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.”
Luck is believing you’re lucky.”
May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.”
Do you suppose it’s true, that St. Patrick was a parselmouth, and his muggle friends never knew? ”