Saint Patrick's Day

Bishop Gainer has granted a dispensation from the obligation to abstain from meat on Friday, March 17, 2023. Saint Patrick is the principal patron of the Diocese of Harrisburg and the patron of the Diocesan Cathedral which places this feast day in a unique and important relationship to the Church of Harrisburg. This is a day of rejoicing within our Diocesan Church and a fitting occasion to break from the penitential nature of the Lenten seaon.