St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, falls on Monday of Holy Week. A samplkngof the calendar

St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, falls on Monday of Holy Week. A samplkngof the calendar conundrum:

In Columbus: The Shamrock Club will hold the traditional parade March 17 even though Bishop Frederick Campbell of the Diocese of Columbus requested that observances honoring St. Patrick, both religious and secular, be removed from Holy Week. The local chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, a national Irish-Catholic organization, will not. In Cleveland: The annual parade will be March 17 in downtown. In a statement, the Diocese of Cleveland asked Catholics to keep a sense of respect for Holy Week and Lenten observances by maintaining the spirit of Lent that includes an increased focus on prayer, fasting and charitable works. SFlbIn Pittsburgh: All formal St. Patrick celebrations, including a parade and Ireland Fund Dinner, will be March 15 according to the Diocese of Pittsburgh, which saw no need to issue any guidelines. In Boston and Holyoke, Mass.: The parade in Holyoke, billed as second only to New York, was moved to March 30 because of the Holy Week and Easter conflict. South Boston’s parade will be March 16.