Why You Should Wear Orange on St. Patrick’s Day
The title got you to click, right? It’s not clickbait. There is a legitimate reason why Christians, in particular, should wear orange on March 17 and not green.
When you think of St. Patrick’s Day, green comes to mind, followed by shamrocks, pots of gold at the end of rainbows, and festivities using involving large amounts of fermented beverages. But who was St. Patrick? You may be surprised to learn that he wasn’t a saint – at least not in the terms of the Roman Catholic Church. Instead, he was a church planter and some believe a staunch defender of the Trinity – using the three leaf clover as an example of the three persons of the Trinity.
Dr. Stephen Nichols with Ligonier Ministries is a gifted church historian. He has put together an outstanding short article providing the real story of Patrick, and as Nichols puts it, “When it comes to Saint Patrick, the true story is even more exciting than the legend and the myth.” Also striking is the legend of the St. Patrick’s Breastplate and the wording inscribed on it. Nichols elaborates on that as well.
Oh, and he explains why orange is the new green for St. Patrick’s Day:
Check out his article on the real St. Patrick and the exciting story of his true life.