Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Private Home Health Care wishes everyone a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day.  

We wish a great day to all of our Irish friends and to the many people who choose to be Irish for the day.

On this day, March 17, the patron Saint of Ireland died.  Did you know that Saint Patrick has never technically been canonized as a saint?  It’s true. 

Saint Patrick led an interesting life having been kidnapped at age 16 by Irish raiders and was made a slave to a Celtic priest.  After six years he escaped and fled to Britain eventually returning to Ireland as a missionary.

The search for a four leaf clover has long been a quest but it is believed that Saint Patrick used the three leaf clover to teach about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  His missionary work is what made him the Saint he is today.

In Ireland, the holiday continues for another twenty-four hours. It is called Sheelagh’s Day.  She is believed to have been married to Saint Patrick at one time.

The celebrations in the United States started around 1601 in what is now St. Augustine, Florida thanks to a Spanish colony.  

Today parades, wearing of green, finding a leprechaun with a pot of gold, a corned beef and cabbage dinner and listening to Irish music help to celebrate the day. 

The other aspect of the drinking part of the celebration happens all over and has been a concern since as far back as the 17th century.

However you celebrate this day we hope you have fun, enjoy and stay safe!