Feast of the Holy Innocents

This may seem to be the worst place to insert this feastday. But it actually fits quite well. Christmas is a time for children. This is a day in which we can focus upon them once again. Children are a sign of life and hope, of joy and innocence, of true and "unconditional" love. The Feast of the Holy Innocents should help us to recognize how prescious life is and how we are all Children of God. It should remind us of the baby Jesus in the manger and the innocence of all children. It should cause us to pray for an end to abortion and embryonic stem cell research that kills these innocent children.

I would ask everyone to spend time with a child or a young person this day. Read to a boy or a girl, play basketball with an adolescent, go to the movies together, or, perhaps, just listen to him or her. The day need not be extravagant. Simply making time to be with them and giving them your attention will make their day quite meaningful. Until next time...a blessed Christmas and God bless.

posted by: crossman at 07:01 | link | comments (1) |
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#1  28 December 2007 - 07:08

 

Amazing... I hadn't read your post before I made mine. And I'm not Catholic. But my heart is already on the childrend today. Thanks for the post. :)

Ladyinthemoon

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