The parade-day mass each year is an hour of prayer, silence and reflection on the faith that grounds these celebrations.

"Loaned to members of the royal family by the Irish Guards in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Kate first wore this shamrock ...

The holiday has been celebrated in Ireland for over a thousand years in observance of Saint Patrick, who introduced ...

True shamrock: Yellow-flowered clover (Trifolium ... to teach about the Holy Trinity of Christianity: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Some plants sold as “lucky shamrocks” are wood sorrels ...

Historians agree that St Patrick was born in 373 AD in one of two possible locations - Dumbarton in Scotland or on the west ...

and the Holy Spirit. While the shamrock mainly has religious ties, the four-leaf clover—often mistaken for the same plant—is often associated with luck. But why is that? One thing that makes ...

According to tradition, he used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — to the Irish. The shamrock, long linked to St. Patrick ...

The three-leaved plant, symbolic of Ireland and of St Patrick's Day has an important meaning for Christians. It is said to ...

The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. "Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade ...

son and holy spirit — using the three leaves of a native Irish clover, the shamrock. "The shamrock was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring," according t ...