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St Lucy’s Day, Monday 13 December, provides another suggestion of the coming light of Christ. It is an important stepping stone in Advent for those in Scandinavia, Sicily and Venice. In Swedish homes and churches it is the tradition for girls to dress as Lucy and wear a crown of candles to recall the manner […]

St Lucy’s Day, Monday 13 December, provides another suggestion of the coming light of Christ. It is an important stepping stone in Advent for those in Scandinavia, Sicily and Venice. In Swedish homes and churches it is the tradition for girls to dress as Lucy and wear a crown of candles to recall the manner […]

The Translation of the Holy House of Loreto on 10 December marks the arrival on this day in Italy of the front section of the house where Mary lived in Nazareth. It took several years to move the house although the iconography suggests that angels carried the little building. This was based on a misunderstanding. […]

The Translation of the Holy House of Loreto on 10 December marks the arrival on this day in Italy of the front section of the house where Mary lived in Nazareth. It took several years to move the house although the iconography suggests that angels carried the little building. This was based on a misunderstanding. […]

The Immaculate Conception on 8 December is when we recall the conception of the Virgin Mary by her parents Anne and Joachim. Immaculate refers to their daughter being born free from sin in preparation for her destiny as Mother of Jesus. This afternoon the Pope would normally place white roses at the base of the […]

The Immaculate Conception on 8 December is when we recall the conception of the Virgin Mary by her parents Anne and Joachim. Immaculate refers to their daughter being born free from sin in preparation for her destiny as Mother of Jesus. This afternoon the Pope would normally place white roses at the base of the […]

‘St Nicholas’ will arrive at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday, the eve of St Nicholas Day. The St Nicholas Family Service is at 5.30pm when there will be a chance to find out more about the original Father Christmas before St Nic appears. Music is being provided by children’s choirs and bands and the Canterbury Cathedral […]

The last day of November is special in Scotland because it is St Andrew’s Day. But St Andrew, brother of St Peter, is also patron of Greece, Poland, Romania and Russia. Andrew was martyred today in Greece by being crucified upside down on an X shaped cross which is recalled by the St Andrew cross. […]

The pandemic has made a lot of people lose a sense of time and season. The virus has also caused a huge loss of income for shops resulting in the earliest ever display of Christmas decorations in shopping malls and an unseasonal appearance of Father Christmas. If you celebrate early what happens when the real […]

The pandemic has made a lot of people lose a sense of time and season. The virus has also caused a huge loss of income for shops resulting in the earliest ever display of Christmas decorations in shopping malls and an unseasonal appearance of Father Christmas. If you celebrate early what happens when the real […]