At the risk of irritating Irish Catholics, I’ve decided to celebrate St. Patricia’s Day on March 17th.

Patrick is the male version of the female name Patricia, and if Patrick can be a saint, why not Patricia?

Patricia is a name of Latin derivation meaning patrician, or proud, and I just thought it’s about time we celebrated Patricia’s everywhere, which I have decided on as a name signifying all women who hopefully are proud of their female identities.

I could have chosen any feminine name for the honor, but somehow, most don’t fit.

For example, Saint Filomena sounds a little off key, no insult to Filomenas, who are most certainly beautiful women.

I ran other names over my tonsils to get a feel for their aural joy but found them lacking. Here are a few that seemed oddly discordant when said aloud:

Saint Paris, Saint Lindsey, Saint Britney, Saint Kristen–they just grate on the ears a little too much.

But Saint Patricia has a ring to it.

So, ladies, I hereby declare March 17th Saint Patricia’s Day, a day in honor of women everywhere.

As an added treat, I’ve contracted with a Chinese company to establish a nationwide franchise of Saint Patricia’s Irish Pubs and Grills.

And if all goes as planned, we will hold our Saint Patricia’s Day Parade next year in a venue yet to be announced.

It’s the American Way of free enterprise.

Note: In the interest of full and complete disclosure, this is a repost of an older post from another one of my blogs.