Look..Catholics..Irish at least..celebrate one day of the year whole heartedly and that is St. Patrick's Day. Oh allow me to amend that to Irish Americans. It is the only day of the year that you don't have to be sad about something..don't get happy on Christmas because sooner or later He is going to die. Don't get happy at Easter because he just died for heaven's sake.

So I for one will defy Vatican X whatever and celebrate St. Patrick's day on March 17 as my ancestors (on my father's side) did before me. That is the day. You get excused from Lent. Even if it falls on GOod Friday. It is OK. That is how God wanted it. If he didn't want it that way he could amend the solar system so it fell on another day. mg