"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13
Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
“On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.” Luke 2:21
Today we celebrate the Eighth day of Christmas by remembering:
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
Today the church remembers St. Lucy (St. Lucia) who was martyred in 304 AD. In many stories it is said that she was given by her mother to marry a pagan man, but she refused and gave her dowry to the poor. The man she was to marry denounced her as a Christian in a time that that meant a death sentence.
Since she could not be burned (the flames would not burn her) or moved (she became as heavy as a mountain), her eyes were gouged out and she was killed by being stabbed through the neck. Because her eyes were taken, and since her name means ‘light‘, she became the patron saint of the blind.
There are many traditions for this day. We chose a few to include in our feast day which we celebrated for the first time last year. You can find tons of information and ideas HERE. And you can listen to the audio book, Lucia, Saint of Light HERE.
Saturday, December 8th, 2012
Happy St. Nicholas Day!
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Matthew 6:1-4
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
Sunday was St. Martin’s Day. We had a lot of fun with the traditions that surround the commemoration of this 4th century Bishop!
