Yes in fact it still is
.Roman Catholic AnswerYes, if you live in Ireland, outside of Ireland it holds the rank of Memorial.
Roman Catholic AnswerA shrine is a holy place associated with a miracle or a saint.
Actually Blue was the original color until the clover was brought into it for the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost....
The Holy Spirit is the patron of knowledge.
No, they are not only the shamrock: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Must be an American thing. "Luck of the Irish" etc.
Yes, of course, if you were baptized with that name, or confirmed with it, then it is a Catholic name. As of 2014 it is not a Saint's name, so if it is your name, you will have to be very holy, and be the first canonized saint with that name.
Roman Catholic AnswerSt. Patrick's Day is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics who live in Ireland as it is the feast day of their patron saint.
Roman Catholic AnswerOne of the things that the Church does when it recognizes a saint is to assign a Mass, usually on the anniversary of their death "their birthday into heaven" as it were. St. Patrick's Day is on the 17th of March. As St. Patrick is the patron saint of the Irish, that day is a Holy Day of Obligation in Ireland, people are released from their Lenten fasting, they have a dispensation from Rome if the day falls on a Friday. In Ireland, it is a holy day when everyone goes to Mass.
Yellow is not associated with St. Patricks Day at all. It's green, green, green.
.Catholic AnswerNo, but if this is your name, please start living a very holy life so that you can be the first.
'Saint' means holy. Therefore Saint Rosalia was holy.
The term saint refers to New Testament individuals. I can find no saints who entered heaven after the death of Our Lord named Joshua. There may be many such saints with that name who are known only to God. We do not usually refer to holy people from the Old Testament as saints, although they may be in Heaven.