4th Saint of Christmas

12/28/2022 12:00:00 AM

On the fourth day of Christmas, we celebrate a Saint named ...St Thomas BeckettHe is a patron saint of secular clergy (priests and deacons who serve pastorally in parishes).

St Thomas Beckett is venerated as a saint and martyr in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion. Becket was one of the most powerful figures of his time, serving as royal Chancellor and later as Archbishop of Canterbury. Initially a close friend of King Henry II, the two men became engaged in a bitter dispute that culminated in Becket's shocking murder by knights with close ties to the king.

The Feast of the Holy Innocent, also called Childermas or Innocents' Day, Christian feast in remembrance of the massacre of young children in Bethlehem by King Herod the Great in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:16–18)

How To Observe Holy Innocents Day.
On this day it is custom to give the youngest child in the household the power to rule the day. From what to eat, where to go, and what to do, the youngest is in charge. In Mexico, it is a day for children to play practical jokes and pranks on their elders.


How To Celebrate the 12 Days of Saints

Dec 28 | Feast of the Holy Innocents
A day to remember the innocent victims of Herod.
Pray today for all children, preborn and born, who have lost their lives.

Recap
4th Day (28th Dec): The Feast of the Holy Innocent, 3rd Day (27th Dec): St John the Apostle, 2nd Day (26th Dec): St Stephen’s Dayand 1st Day (25th Dec): celebrating the Birth of Jesus.
 

   Christian 12 Days Of Christmas Notes:
  • The time before Christmas is Advent. The 12 Days after Christmas celebrate a feast day for a Saint and/or have different celebrations:
  • Twelfth Night (also known as Epiphany Eve) is a Christian festival on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, marking the coming of the Epiphany. Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night as either 5 January or 6 January, depending on whether the counting begins on Christmas Day or 26 December.
  • The 12 days of Christmas is the period in Christian theology that marks the span between the birth of Christ and the coming of the Magi, the three wise men. It begins on December 25 (Christmas) and runs through January 6 (the Epiphany, sometimes also called Three Kings' Day).
    • Sources: Why Christmas and Christianity Today

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