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Find short Christmas prayers and reflections for families. ... December 20, 2023 at 4:09 PM. On Dec. 25, Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
December 24, 2023 at 11:54 PM. The holiday season, for many, is a time of gathering with family and focusing on the true meaning behind the approaching celebration. ... Christmas prayers are ...
This season, share the Irish Christmas Blessing. This season, share the Irish Christmas Blessing. ... December 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM. Editor's note: Judy's column will return Jan. 7. Happy holidays!
Epiphany season door chalking on an apartment door in the Midwestern US A Christmas wreath adorning a home, with the top left-hand corner of the front door chalked for Epiphany-tide and the wreath hanger bearing a placard of the archangel Gabriel. Chalking the door is a Christian Epiphanytide tradition used to bless one's home. [1]
The blessings conclude with the ceremonial throwing of a wooden cross into the city's Spring Bayou, and boys ages 16 to 18 diving in to retrieve it. Whoever recovers the cross is said to be blessed for a full year. Following the blessings, the celebration moves to the Sponge Docks where food and music are made part of the festivities. [164]
The Roman church's custom of blessing candles by the clergy found its way to Germany. The German conclusion that if the sun appeared on Candlemas, a hedgehog would cast a shadow, making a "second winter", was the origin of the modern American festival of Groundhog Day, as many of Pennsylvania's early settlers were German.
December 24, 2023 at 11:42 PM. ... 97. “May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!” — Unknown. 98. “Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of ...
The Adoration of the Magi, Fresco at the Lower Church of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Assisi, Italy. Christmastide, commonly called the Twelve Days of Christmas, lasts 12 days, from 25 December to 5 January, the latter date being named as Twelfth Night. [12]