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I enjoy St. Patrick's Day for the chance to break out a few of my favorite pins. This one hasn't been very effective yet, but I'm hopeful (and maybe I just haven't met any Irish men)! The second is practically an heirloom - back in the third grade we were instructed to write a letter to a leprechaun. Being the avaricious (or just practical) little 8-yr.-old that I was, I asked oh-so-politely for a piece of gold in honor of the holiday. What I got was a very nice response attached to a plastic leprechaun pin (and I think I remember a couple of Rolos). The pin was so cute I was almost more excited than if it had actually been gold, and I've been wearing him every March 17th since. (Third grade, people! That's... a very long time.)
This morning in class, ready to ward off any pinching with my two pins, sparkly green jewelry, and even green mascara, I was informed that - gasp! - today is NOT actually St. Patrick's Day. It's more like a "presiding" holiday... Since Easter comes early this year - this coming Sunday, in fact - that makes today "Palm Monday", the Monday before Easter. Evidently the Roman Catholic Church doesn't like to overlap their holy days, so St. Patrick's Day was moved up two days, to Saturday March 12th. If nobody pinched you over the weekend, you lucked out - if someone did, well, forgiveness might be in order!
In honor of the spirit of the day (if not the day itself - this year, anyway) I include here a traditional Irish blessing:
May those who love us, love us,
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts;
And if He doesn't turn their hearts
May He turn their ankles
So we'll know them by their limping.
Slainte!
Watch out for falling... shamrocks,
Cyd
Days a year to officially use an Irish accent: 1
Times I've worn my leprechaun pin: probably 22
Number of final exams to write today: 1
2 comments:
I say screw the vatican! St. Patrick's is always the 17th. They can move palm Monday. I was totally decked out in green. The only thing missing was green pants...and maybe some green frames for my glasses...I support your support of the spirit of the holiday.
Love the little Irish prayer!
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