Diocese of Lafayette Bishop Douglas Deshotel has granted a dispensation for St. Patrick's Day to the Lenten rule that Catholics over the age of 14 not eat meat on Fridays.
Every St. Patrick's Day Americans dress up in green and celebrate with beer and goodies as if we were in Ireland—but what do actual Irish people think of the treats?
He wasn't Irish, he did not compare the Shamrock to the Holy Trinity or drive any snakes out of Ireland. He IS credited with turning the country around, though.
St. Patrick's Day is a BIG deal in Chicago. The city has one of the largest Irish populations in the US. There are parades. Green beer flows, and they turn the river green.
Save yourself from painful pinches and help save the lives of others by donating blood and getting a St. Patrick's Day blood donor t - shirt from United Blood Services!
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