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Share these religious Christmas blessings during your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day festivities. Find short Christmas prayers and reflections for families.
Looking for some ideas for your own family as the holidays draw near? Here are 25 Christmas prayers and blessings to inspire you!
Get ready to ho ho ho at all of these hilarious Christmas memes. The post 30 Funny Christmas Memes That Deliver the Holiday Humor appeared first on Reader's Digest.
The blessing of throats may be given by a priest, deacon, or a lay minister who follows the rites and prayers designated for a lay minister. If the blessing is conferred during Mass, the blessing follows the homily and general intercessions, or, for pastoral reasons, the prayer of blessing may take the place of the final blessing of the Mass.
The Blessing of the Fleet is a tradition that began centuries ago in Mediterranean fishing communities. The practice began predominantly Catholic, but is now practiced by all Christians as a blessing from the local priest and pastors that is meant to ensure a safe and bountiful season. In most ports, the event was brought by immigrants who held ...
Christmastide, also known as Christide, is a season of the liturgical year in most Christian churches. For the Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Church, Methodist Church and some Orthodox Churches, Christmastide begins on 24 December at sunset or Vespers, which is liturgically the beginning of Christmas Day.
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By the early 20th century it was used worldwide and was regarded as a symbol of good luck. The swastika's worldwide use was well documented in an 1894 publication by the Smithsonian. [10] The symbol appeared in many popular, non-political Western designs from the 1880s to the 1920s, with occasional use continuing into the 1930s.