ST. PATRICK'S DAY NOVELTIES

Celebrations on March 17 grow in popularity with each passing year, but few realize the Christian roots of St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's kidnap to Ireland, his escape, then God's call on his life to return to Ireland to preach the gospel. Legend has it that St. Patrick used the shamrock in the fifth century to symbolize the divine nature of the trinity when he introduced Christianity to Ireland.