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July 31, 2007

No liturgical transfer for St. Patrick’s Day 2008 foreseen in U.S.

WASHINGTON – In contrast to the decision of the Irish bishops’ conference to request Vatican permission to move the liturgical celebration of St. Patrick’s Day in 2008 to avoid a conflict with Holy Week, the feast day “will not be commemorated liturgically” in most U.S. dioceses next year, according to the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for...
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