December 28 Feast of the Holy Innocents. by irapuato on 28.12.14 Martyrs at the time of the Nativity of Our Lord (†1 A.D.) The wily king Herod, who was reigning in Judea at the time of the birth of …More
December 28 Feast of the Holy Innocents.
by irapuato on 28.12.14 Martyrs at the time of the Nativity of Our Lord (†1 A.D.) The wily king Herod, who was reigning in Judea at the time of the birth of Our Saviour, learned from three Wise Men from the East that they had come to Jerusalem, advised by a star in the heavens, in search of the newborn King of the Jews. Herod's superstitious fear of losing his throne was awakened, and he grew troubled. He called together the chief priests, questioned them, and learned from them that the awaited Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem, the city of David. He said to the strangers: When you have found Him, bring me word, that I too may go and adore Him.
The star which had guided the Magi re-appeared over Bethlehem, and they found the Infant and adored Him, and offered Him their royal gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, recognizing by these His perfect Divinity, His royalty, and His prophesied sufferings. God warned them in a dream afterwards not to go back to Herod, and they returned to their lands, rejoicing, by a different route. Saint Joseph, too, was warned during his sleep by an Angel to take the Child and His Mother and flee into Egypt, for Herod will seek the life of the Infant.
When Herod realized that the Wise Men would not return, he was furious, and in his rage ordered that every male child in Bethlehem and its vicinity, of the age of two years or less, be slain. These innocent victims were the flowers and first-fruits of the Saviour's legions of martyrs; they triumphed over the world without having ever known it or experienced its dangers.
Reflection: That the Holy Innocents may be invoked to be preserved from illusion is the Church's belief. Herod's illusion of threat from the newborn King cost their lives... How few, perhaps, of these innocent little ones, if they had lived, would have escaped the dangers of the world! From what snares, what sins, what miseries were they preserved! Surely they rejoice now in their fate. We often lament, as misfortunes, many accidents which in the designs of Heaven are the greatest mercies.
The New Testament: Acts of the Apostles; Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, a compilation based on Butler's Lives of the Saints and other sources, by John Gilmary Shea (Benziger Brothers: New York, 1894).
by irapuato on 28.12.14 Martyrs at the time of the Nativity of Our Lord (†1 A.D.) The wily king Herod, who was reigning in Judea at the time of the birth of Our Saviour, learned from three Wise Men from the East that they had come to Jerusalem, advised by a star in the heavens, in search of the newborn King of the Jews. Herod's superstitious fear of losing his throne was awakened, and he grew troubled. He called together the chief priests, questioned them, and learned from them that the awaited Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem, the city of David. He said to the strangers: When you have found Him, bring me word, that I too may go and adore Him.
The star which had guided the Magi re-appeared over Bethlehem, and they found the Infant and adored Him, and offered Him their royal gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, recognizing by these His perfect Divinity, His royalty, and His prophesied sufferings. God warned them in a dream afterwards not to go back to Herod, and they returned to their lands, rejoicing, by a different route. Saint Joseph, too, was warned during his sleep by an Angel to take the Child and His Mother and flee into Egypt, for Herod will seek the life of the Infant.
When Herod realized that the Wise Men would not return, he was furious, and in his rage ordered that every male child in Bethlehem and its vicinity, of the age of two years or less, be slain. These innocent victims were the flowers and first-fruits of the Saviour's legions of martyrs; they triumphed over the world without having ever known it or experienced its dangers.
Reflection: That the Holy Innocents may be invoked to be preserved from illusion is the Church's belief. Herod's illusion of threat from the newborn King cost their lives... How few, perhaps, of these innocent little ones, if they had lived, would have escaped the dangers of the world! From what snares, what sins, what miseries were they preserved! Surely they rejoice now in their fate. We often lament, as misfortunes, many accidents which in the designs of Heaven are the greatest mercies.
The New Testament: Acts of the Apostles; Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, a compilation based on Butler's Lives of the Saints and other sources, by John Gilmary Shea (Benziger Brothers: New York, 1894).
December 28 - Feast of the Holy Innocents
Holy Innocents (Feast)
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Anthony of Lérins
Caesarius of Armenia
Caterina Volpicelli
Claudia Weinhardt
Conindrus
Domitian the Deacon
Domnio of Rome
Eutychius
Gowan of Wales
Gregory of Cahors
Hryhorii Khomyshyn
Iolande of Rome
Johannes Riedgasser
Matthia dei Nazzarei
Nicolas Mello
Otto of Heidelberg
Romulus
Simon the Myroblite
Theonas of Alexandria
Troadius of Pontus
—
20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia …More
Holy Innocents (Feast)
—
Anthony of Lérins
Caesarius of Armenia
Caterina Volpicelli
Claudia Weinhardt
Conindrus
Domitian the Deacon
Domnio of Rome
Eutychius
Gowan of Wales
Gregory of Cahors
Hryhorii Khomyshyn
Iolande of Rome
Johannes Riedgasser
Matthia dei Nazzarei
Nicolas Mello
Otto of Heidelberg
Romulus
Simon the Myroblite
Theonas of Alexandria
Troadius of Pontus
—
20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia
Martyrs of Africa – (3 saints)
—
Anthony of Lérins
Caesarius of Armenia
Caterina Volpicelli
Claudia Weinhardt
Conindrus
Domitian the Deacon
Domnio of Rome
Eutychius
Gowan of Wales
Gregory of Cahors
Hryhorii Khomyshyn
Iolande of Rome
Johannes Riedgasser
Matthia dei Nazzarei
Nicolas Mello
Otto of Heidelberg
Romulus
Simon the Myroblite
Theonas of Alexandria
Troadius of Pontus
—
20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia
Martyrs of Africa – (3 saints)
Other Saints of the Day:
Holy Family
Memorial
Sunday after Christmas
Profile
Jesus, Mary and Joseph as family.
Patronage
Alto Valle de Rio Negro, Argentina, diocese of
Reno, Nevada, diocese of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, diocese of
Prayers
Holy Family, Feast of the I
Holy Family, Feast of the II
Holy Family, Feast of the III
Prayer to the Holy Family I
Prayer to the Holy Family II
Holy Innocents …More
Other Saints of the Day:
Holy Family
Memorial
Sunday after Christmas
Profile
Jesus, Mary and Joseph as family.
Patronage
Alto Valle de Rio Negro, Argentina, diocese of
Reno, Nevada, diocese of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, diocese of
Prayers
Holy Family, Feast of the I
Holy Family, Feast of the II
Holy Family, Feast of the III
Prayer to the Holy Family I
Prayer to the Holy Family II
Holy Innocents
—
Anthony of Lérins
Caesarius of Armenia
Claudia Weinhardt
Conindrus
Domitian the Deacon
Domnio of Rome
Eutychius
Gowan of Wales
Gregory of Cahors
Hryhorii Khomyshyn
Iolande of Rome
Johannes Riedgasser
Nicolas Mello
Otto of Heidelberg
Romulus
Simon the Myroblite
Theonas of Alexandria
Theodore of Tabenna
Troadius of Pontus
—
20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia
Martyrs of Africa - (3 saints)
saints.sqpn.com/28-december/
Holy Family
Memorial
Sunday after Christmas
Profile
Jesus, Mary and Joseph as family.
Patronage
Alto Valle de Rio Negro, Argentina, diocese of
Reno, Nevada, diocese of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, diocese of
Prayers
Holy Family, Feast of the I
Holy Family, Feast of the II
Holy Family, Feast of the III
Prayer to the Holy Family I
Prayer to the Holy Family II
Holy Innocents
—
Anthony of Lérins
Caesarius of Armenia
Claudia Weinhardt
Conindrus
Domitian the Deacon
Domnio of Rome
Eutychius
Gowan of Wales
Gregory of Cahors
Hryhorii Khomyshyn
Iolande of Rome
Johannes Riedgasser
Nicolas Mello
Otto of Heidelberg
Romulus
Simon the Myroblite
Theonas of Alexandria
Theodore of Tabenna
Troadius of Pontus
—
20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia
Martyrs of Africa - (3 saints)
saints.sqpn.com/28-december/
One more comment from Irapuato
Grotto of the Innocents. With our back to the Altar of St. Joseph, to our right is the Grotto of the Innocents in which one can see three arcosolium (or “bench”) type tombs, each containing from two to five sepulchers.
Here the Massacre of the Innocents ordered by Herod the Great shortly after Jesus’ birth is commemorated. In the first centuries, the memory of the Innocents was commemorated in an …More
Grotto of the Innocents. With our back to the Altar of St. Joseph, to our right is the Grotto of the Innocents in which one can see three arcosolium (or “bench”) type tombs, each containing from two to five sepulchers.
Here the Massacre of the Innocents ordered by Herod the Great shortly after Jesus’ birth is commemorated. In the first centuries, the memory of the Innocents was commemorated in an adjoining cave, which one can assume was a common grave in which numerous bones of corpses had been found.
Grotto of the Nativity
Grotto of St. Joseph
Grotto of St. Jerome
www.bethlehem.custodia.org/default.asp
Here the Massacre of the Innocents ordered by Herod the Great shortly after Jesus’ birth is commemorated. In the first centuries, the memory of the Innocents was commemorated in an adjoining cave, which one can assume was a common grave in which numerous bones of corpses had been found.
Grotto of the Nativity
Grotto of St. Joseph
Grotto of St. Jerome
www.bethlehem.custodia.org/default.asp