Tuesday, December 25, 2018

12 Days of Christmas: Prayers and Lessons


The 12 days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day and end at the Epiphany. Along the way, we have many feasts and days of remembrance for us to participate in...

Follow the links below:

25 The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
26 Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
27 Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
28 The Holy Innocents

29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170
30 Frances Joseph Gaudet, Educator and Prison Reformer, 1934
31 Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Bishop in the Niger Territories, 1891
1 The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ
2 Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, First Indian Anglican Bishop, Dornakal, 1945
3 William Passavant, Prophetic Witness, 1894
4 Elizabeth Seton, Founder of the American Sisters of Charity, 1821
5 Amma Syncletica of Alexandria (Orthodox)*
6 The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ


The dates in bold are from the 1979 BCP Calendar (Episcopal).

Other observances from either Lesser Feasts and Fasts or Cloud of Witnesses (Episcopal).

*This Feast Day (saint) is taken from the Orthodox Calendar. She is one of the Desert Mothers.

A great idea for families:

http://www.growchristians.org/2018/12/25/the-12-days-of-christmas/#more-6953

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