Are you wearing green today? They say everyone is Irish on March 17th. But here's an interesting fact that non-Irish non-Catholics probably missed. St. Patrick's Day was celebrated on March 15th this year. 'tis true, lads and lassies. Any time St. Patrick's Day falls during Holy Week. (Look for future posts on Holy Week.) then it is moved ahead so it won't be celebrated during that week. This won't happen again until 2160, so you really don't have to remember this.
St. Patrick is the patron Saint of Irland. He used the shamrock to explain the Trinity to the pre-Christian people of Irland. Hmmm, perhaps this was the first example of lifestyle, everyday, as-you-go evangelism. That's what we are learning in F.A.I.T.H. (Here's a post about Saints you might want to see http://hilldaleworship.blogspot.com/2007/11/today-is-your-day.html )
Some people don't wear green today. They wear orange. We should actually wear orange today too. (Notice the Irish flag.) "Why is that laddy?" you may ask. 'Cause orange is the colour of the Protestants and green is the colour of the Catholics. (Some will argue that Baptists aren't really protestants that we were around before the reformation. Which actually is true, but everyone else puts us in with protestants for ease and going into all of that will make this post long and boring.)
Wikipedia says that the original colour of Ireland was blue. I don't remember why.
What's the point?
We haven't done laundry here on Bear Hollow for a long time due to Passion Play rehearsals and performances, so I'll be happy to find anything to wear, much less worry about whether it is green or orange! I hope you all have a chance to rest (and do laundry) this week. Bow the Knee Hilldale's Passion Play 2008 was wonderful! Thanks again for all of your hard work and time.
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