So today is St. Paddy's day. A day of corned beef and drinking, right? Afterall, everyone's Irish on March 17th! So here's a few bits of info to think about while enjoying you Irish (or non-Irish) ancestry...
St. Patrick's day is a religious holiday started by the Roman Catholic Church to celebrate St. Patrick, who was a Catholic priest and brought Christianity to Ireland. While there were later, more successful missionaries to Ireland, St. Patrick was the first and got things going. The clover was employed by Patrick to teach the locals the doctrine of the Trinity, and green wasn't the official color of the holiday until the 17th century.
One of the more popular beverages on St. Patrick's day is Guinness. This is one of my favorites personally, so I thought a bit of history on Guinness would also be in order for today. According to the book on the side bar here, Guinness began as a way for Arthur Guinness, who was a follower of Jesus, to provide a better beverage for those who didn't have quality drinking water. So the brewery was started after paying 100 pounds and signing a 9000 year lease for 45 pounds a year. Talk about a great deal! Guinness also has antioxidants in it which make it a good beer to drink for health reasons! The translation of the Old Irish on the poster is "Guinness is good for you!"
So pour yourself a pint of Guinness and praise God that St. Patrick brought Jesus to Ireland back in the 400's! God is Good!
(Please note that I haven't read this book yet, but I am looking forward to reading it!)
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