Ahhh, ’tis St. Patrick’s Day today. And, ’tis St. Gertrude’s Day today too! … “It happens every year. Patrick this and Patrick that. No one remembers me and my cats!” joked Gertrude.
Most people know about today being St. Patrick’s Day, and many around the world “become Irish for a day” for a variety of reasons. However, a lot of people don’t know that today is also St. Gertrude’s Day.
Who was St. Gertrude? She was the original ‘cat lady’ … a sweet lass who loved felines of all shapes, sizes, colours, ages, agilities/abilities, temperaments.
To all with Irish roots, all cat-lovers, all who see beauty in all people – “Fhéile Pádraig Shona Lá!” “May the dreams you hold dearest be those which come true and the kindness you spread keep returning to you.”
May this be a blessed St. Patrick’s/St. Gertrude’s Day for the world – its people – its animals – and particularly this day, its cats … with safety from explosions and war and starvation and fear.
Happy St. Patrick and St. Gertrude’s Day!
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Artist of St. Gertrude: Carolee Clark, King of Mice Studios, used with permission
Irish blessing author: unknown
© June Maffin
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Serenity the cat, below.
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