Rome Newsroom, Mar 17, 2021 / 15:00 pm
The Primate of All Ireland said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic gives Catholics a chance to rescue the real St. Patrick -- who was brought to Ireland as a slave -- from things like green beer and shamrocks.
In a March 17 message “to the people of Ireland at home and abroad,” Archbishop Eamon Martin said for the second year, celebrations of St. Patrick’s feast day, like parties and parades, have been curtailed by COVID-19 restrictions.
“Down the centuries many customs, myths and paraphernalia have grown up around Saint Patrick and the celebration of his feast day at home and abroad,” he noted.