St. Patrick’s Day

The NYT says it is about immigrants, not Irishness, and sure as we celebrate the hard work and sacrifice of our Irish ancestors, and respect those immigrants from another nations working to build a better life for their families, in our house it is also about the faith that our forefathers brought with them from Ireland to New York, and the Saint who brought that faith to Ireland and taught about the Holy Trinity.  It is about the Church that they built in this country, a beautiful Cathedral in the midst of a huge city which exists to glorify the Lord present in the tabernacle.  Last night I was visiting my parish for our children’s Stations of the Cross.  We moved quietly through the church, trying to stay out of the way, because there was a wedding rehearsal going on.  I hope that there will be a bit of green for that couple today, married on St. Pat’s, what a fun, wonderful anniversary.  I also hope that the Holy Trinity, whom St. Patrick proclaimed, will be at the center of their marriage.