9th Day of Christmas – Octave of St. Stephen
He did not rejoice at the thought that God would take vengeance on his persecutors.
In Illo Tempore: Sunday in the Octave of Christmas
Almighty and eternal God, who in the fullness of time sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, has placed us within the joyful mystery of the Octave of Christmas. In these sacred days time is suspended, as if Mother Church reached out and gently stopped the pendulum. A single day…
Forgotten Customs of Christmas Time
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad before the face of the Lord: because He cometh (Psalm 95:13,11 Taken from the Offertory Verse of the First Mass of Christmas) At the first stroke of midnight on December 25th, the Church in her Sacred liturgy bursts forth in joyous celebration for the birth…
How Were Adam and Eve in Paradise? The Vision of Saint Hildegard of Bingen
Saint Hildegard’s visions depict everything significant that took place in Eden.