Wilda English God, our Creator, we offer this humble prayer on Christmas Day. We come to worship with a song of thanks in our hearts—a song of redemption, a song of hope and renewal. We pray for ...

It is blessed each year on Christmas eve or Christmas day. All make the Sign of the Cross ... all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. Then the leader invites: Pray now ...

How can you be so sure? I mean it all seems like a fairy story to me.” Christmas and Easter tend to bring out such conversations. I’m sure you’ve played a part in one such ...

How can we continue to celebrate the Christmas season? Some mysteries are so profound and all-encompassing that they cannot be limited to one day on the calendar. Surely Christmas is one of these ...

Follow this theme and author posted Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. The Blessing of Christmas is a timeless phenomenon that transcends cultures and generations, enveloping the world in a spirit of ...

Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for “to the city and to the world”) Christmas Day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Monday. The ...

Francis devoted his Christmas Day blessing to a call for peace in the world, noting that the biblical story of the birth of Christ in Bethlehem sent a message of peace. But he said that Bethlehem ...

Christmas Eve is the one day that comes before Christmas. Officially, it is a day to be celebrated on the 24th December every year. It is considered a religious day, as people, animals and angels wait ...

Pope Francis leads the traditional Urbi et Orbi Christmas Day blessing from the central balcony of Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican City, 25 December 2024. [EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI] Pope Francis ...

Christmas prayers are generally centered ... especially the birth of Your Son on this day. We ask your blessing upon this food, and upon our friends and family. We also pray that in your great ...