Encore: Lay Down His Sweet Head: Historic Christmas Cribs
Since today is St. Nicholas’s Day and I do not wish to dwell on his companion, Krampus, let us look ahead to Christmas and some historic cribs of the Infant Jesus.
Since today is St. Nicholas’s Day and I do not wish to dwell on his companion, Krampus, let us look ahead to Christmas and some historic cribs of the Infant Jesus.
Since today is St. Nicholas’s Day and I do not wish to dwell on his companion, Krampus, let us look ahead to Christmas and some historic cribs of the Infant Jesus.
A Dead Nun for Dia de los Muertos: Nobody expects the Spanish decomposition… On this day when the dead are celebrated and remembered with the ofredas of Dia de los Muertos or the liturgy of an All Souls’ service, I thought it would be pleasant to recall the Legend of the Obedient Dead Nun. Nuns, of course, take vows of poverty, chastity, and, most importantly, of obedience. A nun’s Superior stands as Christ’s representative on earth and she must be obeyed as one would obey God Himself. It can be a most difficult vow to keep—particularly if you are dead.