2020-12-28 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs–R (II) – Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (Comm.) The Holy Innocents, Martyrs–R (II) – Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (Comm.) Monday, December 28, 2020 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs–R (II) – Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (Comm.) Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his […]
2020-12-29 Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) – St. Thomas of Canterbury, Bishop, Martyr–R (Comm.) Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) – St. Thomas of Canterbury, Bishop, Martyr–R (Comm.) Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) – St. Thomas of Canterbury, Bishop, Martyr–R (Comm.) Thomas was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He engaged in conflict with Henry II of England over […]
2020-12-30 Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) Wednesday, December 30, 2020 Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) ST. SABINUS, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs. The cruel edicts of Diocletian and Maximin against the Christians being published in the year […]
2020-12-31 Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) – St. Sylvester I, Pope–W (Comm.) Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) – St. Sylvester I, Pope–W (Comm.) Thursday, December 31, 2020 Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) – St. Sylvester I, Pope–W (Comm.) During the pontificate of St. Sylvester, from 314 to 335, the long persecutions in Rome came to an end, and the Church […]
All day Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) – St. Thomas of Canterbury, Bishop, Martyr–R (Comm.)