All are welcome to kick off the St. Patrick’s season with the annual Northern Kentucky St. Patrick Mass, 7 p.m. Thursday, at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington.
For the 34th time, the Mass will be held to celebrate St. Patrick and local Irish families and heritage.
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Glee Club will perform, along with the Emerald Society Pipe & Drum Corps. Also expected to participate in the Mass will be members of the St. Patrick’s Division Hibernians, as well as the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Our Lady of Knock Division.
All are invited to an after-Mass celebration at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub, third floor, Fourth and Court Streets in Covington.
“We strive every year to make the St. Patrick’s Mass an event uniting all Irish groups in Greater Cincinnati,” said organizer Bridget Spears, speaking of the event originated by the Fenians of Northern Kentucky.
“We are proud that the Mass kicks off a long chain of other St. Patrick’s events,” said organizer Peggy Holliday. “It reminds us of the best aspects of this time of year.”
“The Mass honors the saint, the Trinity, and all good things Irish — music, dance, literature, and genealogy,” said organizer Steve Burke of the Fenians of Northern Kentucky.
The Fenians of Northern Kentucky
(Editor’s note: The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place in Cincinnati for the 58th year on Saturday in downtown, stepping off at 11:45 a.m.. “The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a treasured Cincinnati tradition,” said Chris Schulte, parade organizer. “It has brought our community together to celebrate Irish heritage and share a day of connection.”)