The Royal Irish Regiment celebrate it BIG style every year but always with a sort service from the Padre to remind us why we celebrate. We are mixed races and colours and St Patrick would turn in his grave if he thought the Irish People were fighting amonst themselves/
2006-10-02 11:45:45 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
Most of the time the Catholic Church is attacked for the idea of naming saints. So why would anyone who is not Catholic and does not believe in the saints celebrate the feast day of a Saint. There wouldn't be a St. Patrick's Day if the Catholic Church hadn't named Patrick a Saint.
2006-10-06 10:16:03 · answer #1 · answered by anyonexxxxxx9999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First he became popular as a Catholic Saint .. although never officially recognized. And I don't think the Anglicans wanted him. So it is easier to fish up a Catholic to talk about St. Patrick than an Anglican. And better accepted.
The second answer is buried in your question.
There were and still are HARD feelings still between the Irish Catholics and the Irish Protostants. And the Irish and the British.
Royal Irish Regiment - since I am over here I cannot see from which side they call from more .. the Northern or Southern Ireland.
Since I am in America .. I see things from the American side.
Somehow when I read your question I thought of the New York celebration .. which is hosted by a scary bunch called the Ancient Order of Hibernians -who were revolutionary sympathizers who in that past NO compromise.
When I was little in northen America the fight to a certain extent smoldered here in America:the Irish Catholics and Irish Catholic sympathisers wore Green .. and those that wanted to make trouble and sometimes even come to blows wore Orange.
But .. the Irish People really need to pull together as ONE people .. and I think they are well on their way to reunifiation.
2006-10-02 12:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
We are mixed races and colours and St Patrick would turn in his grave if he thought the Irish People were fighting amonst themselves/
Well St.Patrick was a catholic! tho its more of an irish thing than a catholic thing! anyway whats wrong with it being a catholic thing? why not?
the orange man stuff is a protestant thing and im not complaining!
it wasnt to long ago the RIR was the UDR and we all kno what they were like!!!
what irish people are fightin among themselves???
2006-10-05 07:38:03 · answer #3 · answered by ActionMan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is because the bulk of the Irish that are present in the United States are Catholic. The two main group in Ireland are Catholic and Protestant. The Catholic being the group with less power in Ireland. Hence more Irish Catholics coming to America for a better life. It is hard for many Americans to understand as in America the prejudice is stronger in race not religion.
2006-10-02 11:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by whirlwind_123 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said Sainty Patrick's Day only belongs to Irish Catholics?
Didn't you know that "everyone is Irish on saint Patrick's day"?
Besides, the reason the Irish fight amongst themselves is because they have no other worthy oponents.
2006-10-06 02:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by Daver 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Saint Patrick was sent back to Ireland by the then Pope in 492ad. He was not the first papl missionary to Ireland, having been pre-dated by Palladius (I think) by around ten years. However as Patrick had previously spent time in Ireland as a captive slave, he had a better cultural awareness etc and therfore enjoyed more success. I make this point to illustrate why some Catholics may feel they "own" this much-revered saint. The lack of reverence shown by others is perfectly llustrated by the use of secular terminology such as "Paddy's Day" to refer to refer to the feast day of our patron saint.
2006-10-05 02:19:07 · answer #6 · answered by des c 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anybody can celebrate it but St.Patrick is the patron Saint of Ireland so its especially special to the Irish. And a great excuse for a day off and a drinking session.
2006-10-02 11:54:45 · answer #7 · answered by Deep Throat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
st patrick's day belongs to the irish - although not irish himself st patrick brought christianity to ireland . irish catholics have always celebrated st patrick's day more so than irish protestants
2006-10-02 12:27:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Catholic Irish schools the children are taught that St Patrick brought the faith to Ireland. Since they are Catholic schools you would suppose that the faith they are talking about is Catholicism and since St. Patrick brought it, well, you know yourself! The rest is history.
2006-10-02 11:58:18 · answer #9 · answered by Rachel Maria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prolly cos St Patrick was Irish maybe!
2006-10-02 11:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by english_rose10 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋