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THE CHWSTMAS STORY...
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And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were
accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought
forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddtng clothes
and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them
in the inn.
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keeping watch over their flock by night. And W, Ae
>f the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord
round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the
angel said unto them, Fe^r not, behold, I bring you good
tidings. • •»• •
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JOY TO THE WORLD . . . The famous boys* choir of St. Vin
cent Ferrer Church raises its collective voice in song during re
hearsal of hymns which will be sung at Christmas Eve midnight
mass. Boys are from eight to 14 years of age.
Christmas Scene:
St. Francis Set The Stage
Dut you ever wonder about the origin of the custom of displaying
the Christ Child in the crib at Christmas time? These displays have be
come increasingly popular, so that this Christmas we find manger scenes
in churches, store windows, even in outdoor locations.
Credited with the idea of the first display is St. Francis of Assisi, who
is reported to have skid to one of his followers: "I wish, to celebrate
Holy Christmas night with you. In the woods near the cloister you will
find a cave where we shall arrange a manger filled with bay. We shall
have an ox and an ass just as at Bethlehem. I wish to see how poor and
miserable the Infant Saviour became for us.”
This was in the small village of Garcia, in Italy, in the year 1200.
St. Francis and his followers celebrated mass at the cave and sang hymns
in honor of the Christ
Child.
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*1 am sorry, Mary. They tell stable, a bright new star with the
me .they have no room. 0 brilliance of a million candles.
And so it was that Joseph, the In the distance angels were
humble Galilean carpenter, and heard in a great psalm:
his queenly young wife Mary, took
refuge in a stable near the edge
of town. For them, there had been
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The population of Bethlehem was
more than double, the descendants
of David, having come to register
as ordered by Herod. The journey
had been a particularly tiresome
one for Mary. The quietness of the
stable and the small amount of
warmth it provided was indeed
welcomed by both She and Joseph.
Near the hour of midnight, the
darkened sky came to life with a
light of etheral beauty, above the
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"Glory in the highest.
And on earth, peace to men of
good will."
The quietness of the stable gives
way to Ijhe sounds of camels and
voices of men, and there appears
a group of Magi, wise men of
Persia. They have followed the
brightness of the star in search
of a new-born king. They bring
gifts of precious gold.
There in the stable, wrapped in
swaddling clothes, a manger for
his throne, they find the Christ-
Child.
Turkey Dinner
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Planning a turkey dinner for
Christmas^ If you are, and you
want to be sure it’s a "good” bird
when you place It on the festive
table, then follow these tips in pre.
paring that Important part of your
holiday meaL
Be sure all wing-tip feathers are
removed. They may be pulled out
easily by pressing the akin be
tween the feathers dawn to the
tips of the quin with the forefingers
of one hand end pulling the feath^
ers straight out with the other.
The drum stick Can also be
greatly improved by pulling with
a pair ot pliers as many of the
nine heavy tendons in each leg as
possible.
Singe your bird the easy way.
Put a few teaspoons of rubbing
alcohol In a jar lid. light then
rotate the turkey slowly over the
flame. The bird should then be
washed with soap in lukewarm wa
ter, using a scrub brush, then
rinsed in clear water and dried.
Don’t stuff the turkey until just
before putting it into the oven.
Three skewers should be used be
fore closing the cavity and a
square knot tied after each fekewer
so the lacing won’t tighten. If there
is not sufficient opening to let off
steam, the dressing will get soggy.
In roasting the turkey, you’ll
find that the wing-tips can be
brought over the back end tied
to make a “rack” on which the
bird will rest in the roaster.
XMAS CUSTOMS
The origin of many of our Christ
mas customs can be traced back
to prehistoric times, with some
pagon customs being modified to
fit into the Christian observances.
But, as official Christian holidays,
Christmhs and New Year’s had a
long struggle to become firmly
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Old Superstitions About
Eating Of Mince Pies
Many writers say the mince pie
originated in Germany, while oth
ers claim that its beginning is lost
in* the annals of history. Nonethe
less, it was an essential part of
the Yuletide celebration in early
England.
Old superstitions held that any
person refusing to eat mince pie
would be unlucky for the coming
year. Should he accept the invi
tation, and partake qf mince pie
dtring the holiday season, he
would have the seme number of
h|ppy. months' during the year as
tl|e number of houses at which he
a|e mince pie.
iristmai Was Once
Movable Feast
Christmas was once like Easter
in that it was a movable feast,
celebrated on a different date each
year. ^
St. Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem, is
responsible for establishment of
the universal date we celebrate
today. In 337 A.D., with the per
mission of Pope Junius 1, St Cyril
appointed a commission to deter
mine, if possible, the precise date
of Christ’s nativity. The theologi
ans of the Church finally agreed
upon December 25, and since the
'year 354 this date has been cele
brated.
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