of the human person from conception until natural death
Like Easter Sunday, Christmas has an octave or eight days of celebration that began on December 25th and will culminate on the eighth or octave day that is January 1st. During these eight days of Christmas, clergy usually wear white vestments. But there are exceptions when the priest wears red…
Even in the liturgical calendar, the season of Advent points ahead to Christmas because while the term Advent literally means arrival, it signifies the arrival of the Child Jesus. Being somewhat redundant, you could say that advent is genuinely adventual — a time before, a looking forward — and it lacks meaning without Christmas.
Christmas is December 25, right? Or maybe it’s an eight-day celebration — something called an “octave?” Also right! But aren’t there 12 days of Christmas? Yes, to that too. The…
Nature and dignity 