The Third Day of Christmas

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The Third Day of Christmas, December 27, is the feast of St John the Apostle. John was one of Jesus’s disciples, and one of his closest friends. In the gospel that bears his name he is referred to as “the disciple that Jesus loved.” Tradition says he was the youngest of the disciples, perhaps only 18, and the only apostle …

The Second Day of Christmas

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I have always wondered what the song “The Twelve days of Christmas” meant. I looked it up this year. It refers to Christmastide, the days between Christmas Day and Epiphany. In the more liturgical churches, there is a feast on each of those days—on every day, actually. I am not Catholic or Orthodox, but I thought I’d share with you …