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A Saintly Celebration – St. Patrick's Day originally commemorated the man who brought Christianity to Ireland. Now, it commemorates your friend Kevin thinking he can do an Irish jig after six Jameson shots. Lent Loopholes – While Lent forbids indulgence, March 17th is a religiously approved excuse to party. The church likely didn’t (Photo via Wikicommons/Photo by jeffreyw via Flickrby CC by 2.0)By CNA StaffThis year St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday.For those who aren’t Catholic but are keen on observing the feast day with green beer and the traditional corned beef and cabbage, this is something of a happy coincidence and a great way to end the work week.For Catholics it’s problematic. It’s Lent, a penitential Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. What to do if St Patrick's Day falls on a Friday during Lent. Growing up in Ireland, St Patrickʼs Day was always a welcome reprieve from Lent, one day when depending on how concerned your parents were about your soul, you would be allowed to break the promise to give up candy, chocolate, or chips for just 24 hours. This year, St. Patrick's Day fell on a Friday during the Lenten season. Houston news: This year, the Memorial of Saint Patrick falls on Friday. Some dioceses, including the Archdiocese of Usually occurring in the middle of Lent, St Patrick’s Day was considered a welcome break from fasting for Catholics to enjoy meat, treats and alcohol. The day only became a national holiday in The beginning of March launches the first of several holidays and traditions with Roman Catholic roots: Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent and St. Patrick’s Day. Can You Break Lent on St. Patrick’s Day? St. Patrick’s Day is annually celebrated on March 17—this year, that date so happens to fall on a Friday during the season of Lent. As we mentioned before, Christians are expected to abstain from eating meat on Fridays. So are you allowed to eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day this year? Patrick's Day celebration before the '70s and the li ing of the ban on the sale of alcohol were very different from the party atmosphere associated with the day now. As St. Patrickʼs Day falls in the Christian season of Lent, a mass was attended in the morning with the a ernoon set aside for celebrations. (If St Patrick's Day fell on a This year, St. Patrick’s day — as well as the often-celebrated St. Joseph’s day — take place on a Monday and Wednesday, respectively. The great patron of Ireland, St. Patrick was born in Scotland to Roman parents around 385. His mother was a relative of St. Martin of Tours. Lent traditionally encourages moderation — but alcohol is not explicitly forbidden. Many Catholics voluntarily give up alcohol during Lent as a personal sacrifice. However, on St. Patrick’s Day, that fast may be suspended for the same reason as meat: to honor the saint, celebrate the heritage, and gather in joy. The Church invites us to enjoy the day with food, drink, music, etc.--indeed whatever serves to help us enjoy the occasion in good fun--within reason, of course. Viewed in this way, enjoying meat on St. Patrick’s feast day isn’t cheating at all, at least when it comes to your lenten disciplines. And just like that, all Washington Catholics, and all Catholics in Washington, are dispensed from the Friday abstinence on St. Patrick’s Day. Eat up, Washingtonians. Subscribe Now. A far less textbook example, but a pretty interesting one, is the dispensation for St. Patrick’s Day issued by Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester, New Hampshire. St. Patrick died during Lent. Which year isn’t certain. But for one of the leading candidates (A.D. 461), March 17 was a Friday. And while Easter is a moveable feast, St. Patrick’s Day is always during Lent — and sometimes on a Friday. The beginning of March launches the first of several holidays and traditions with Roman Catholic roots: Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent and St. Patrick’s Day. Patrick's Day celebration before the '70s and the li ing of the ban on the sale of alcohol were very different from the party atmosphere associated with the day now. As St. Patrickʼs Day falls in the Christian season of Lent, a mass was attended in the morning with the a ernoon set aside for celebrations. (If St Patrick's Day fell on a Here’s what he heard back: “As of Thursday, March 16, 73.1% of the dioceses — 128 — were offering some relief from the no-meat-on-Fridays-during-Lent rule for St. Patrick’s Day. Drinking on St Patrick's Day during Lent In 2019, RTE reported: "Usually occurring in the middle of Lent, St Patrick’s Day was considered a welcome break from fasting for Catholics to enjoy meat From special Masses to parades, the world rejoices on St. Patrick’s day. Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Celebrating St. Patrick’s day during Lent. Anchorage, Alaska, Mar 16, 2009 / 06:24 am As u/ModernPapist said, for St. Patrick's Day, it will depend on your diocese. Ireland and possibly densely-Irish settlements in other nations would probably give a dispensation. Solemnities, on the other hand, like the Solemnity of St. Joseph this coming Friday, are a time for celebration and "override" the obligatory fasts, so to speak.
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