Sunday: Feast of the Epiphany, St. Apollinaris and the official end of the Christmas Season. Many people have wonderful traditions for this feast day. Coming from a non-Catholic background, I have no childhood memories of special preparations and activities for this day, but over at My Life In the Domestic Church she relates the traditions she is introducing to her small one. There are so many wonderful Catholic traditions that I have not yet begun to incorporate into my life. I want to keep some of these traditions and so, in part, this is why I keep returning to the … Continue reading
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12th Day of Christmas: St. John Neumann, Saint Telesphorus, Pope and Martyr St John Neumann knew 8 languages and was a huge promoter of parochial schools in the USA. –catholicculture.org According to St. Irenaeus, St. Telesphorus, who governed the Church from 126 to 136 during a period of violent persecution, suffered martyrdom for the faith. –ucatholic.com Fr. Z on the Epiphany In this life we know God only indirectly, by faith, our reason aided by the authority of revelation and by grace. This is St. Paul’s “dark glass” (1 Cor 13:12) through which we peer toward Him in longing. Christ … Continue reading
2ND DAY OF CHRISTMAS! Say joyfully: CHRIST IS BORN, GLORIFY HIM! Remember: on the Liturgical Calendar Christmas lasts until the Epiphany! The Three wise men are still traveling, led by the star, and the Christ Child is in grave danger from King Herod. Of course, it is a traditional story rather than the Bible that names the wise men, but this song is just so wonderfully sung by the great Mario Lanza that it has been a favorite of mine since childhood. FEAST OF ST. STEPHEN This is the day for remembering the first Christian Martyr who is also one … Continue reading