Christmas
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The Journey of a Holy Family
Today is the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas, which means it is the Feast of the Holy Family, and it’s also the memorial of the Slaughter of the Holy Innocents because Sunday is December 28th. The readings we just had do not relate the story of the Holy Innocents, but that story has much Continue reading
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An Ordinary Holy Family
God comes into the world as one of us on Christmas day, which we just celebrated. Technically, we are still celebrating Christmas Day, as we are in the Octave of Christmas, in which we celebrate for eight days the major feast day. In the modern Church calendar, only the Octave of Easter ranks higher. This Continue reading
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Eight Days a Week
Today we celebrate the Holy Family, which falls within the Octave of Christmas. In the church calendar, only Christmas and Easter get an octave. An octave is the eight day celebration of that feast, so for Christmas Day and for a full week we are celebrating Christmas Day. We do the same thing during Easter Continue reading
Bound in Love 