DECEMBER 2009 AND THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2010
The seasons of Advent and Christmas
2 Long Night Full Moon
December 5th & 6th: Set out your shoes this evening! St. Nicholas is coming! We read the traditional stories about St. Nicholas . After the Advent Wreath ceremony, we all set our shoes on the hearth. What will St. Nicholas leave this year?
7 Pearl Harbor Day
December 8th: The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
12 Poinsettia Day
12 Hanukkah
December 13th: Feast Of St. Lucy!
19 Our Family CHRISTMAS Feast Day
21 Winter begins at 12:47 pm
The Christmas Tree:
I don't turn on the lights of the tree at night, until the Advent Wreath candles have been lit, The tree will be left up, along with the Nativity sets until the day after Epiphany. After all…that’s when the Christmas officially ends!
December 25th: Alleluia! Christ our Savior is born! Alleluia!
Christmas Day: A joyful feast in the afternoon…and the season continues!
December 26th: The Feast Of Stephen.
26 Boxing Day
27 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
December 28th: The Feast Of the Holy Innocents. We remember all the holy innocents on this day, particularly the littlest victims of abortion.
31 New Years Eve – A time for reflection
31 Night of the Blue Moon
The blue moon is not blue it is the second full moon in any one month—the next will be on August 31, 2012
January 1st marks the great Solemnity of Mary, Mother Of God.
The journey continues with Epiphany, on
January 6th. The Wise Men have journeyed to take their place before the Holy Infant. We sing We Three Kings and thank God for the greatest gift of the Christmas Season.
We end our Christmas celebration the following Sunday as we commemorate the Baptism of Our Lord.
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Merry Christmas !
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