St Patrick’s Day 2008 has moved

I understand that they have moved St Patrick’s Day this year.

15th March: St Patrick’s Day. Yes 15th March.
The Roman Catholic Church has moved St Patrick’s Day this year, after discovering it clashes with a key day in the Church’s calendar, the second day of Holy Week.
RC Church rules decree the saint’s feast day does not rank as highly as the Monday before Easter and therefore it had to be moved two days back to March 15, which falls on a Saturday.

The last time St Patrick’s Day had to be moved was in 1940 when it coincided with Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week. The next date it will have to be moved again is 2160.

Regards.

Nancy Thorne

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