.Roman Catholic AnswerYes, if you live in Ireland, outside of Ireland it holds the rank of Memorial.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and his feast day is a holy day of obligation for all Catholics in Ireland.
Catholic Answer Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Holy Day but NOT of Obligation except in Mexico, where, it being their patron saint, it is of Obligation, as the Immaculate Conception is in the United States, or St. Patrick is in Ireland.
Actually Blue was the original color until the clover was brought into it for the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost....
Two. Christmas and Easter but there are many saint days and days of holy obligation.
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.
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.
The Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
'Saint' means holy. Therefore Saint Rosalia was holy.
Every religion has some kind of holy or venerated type of person; not all religions use the word saint, however. The word saint is derived from Latin and simply means holy. So, any person believed to be holy is a kind of saint.
Yes. It is a Holy day of Obligation.
Saint Patrick's Day is the feast day of Saint Patrick who was Ireland's first Bishop and preached Catholicism and the Holy Trinity throughout Ireland. March 17 is the feast day of St. Patrick.