For these intentions and in union with the Holy Innocents, we pray as the Lord Jesus taught us: “Our Father, who art in heaven …” Feast of the Holy Innocents, post-Communion prayer ...

The Holy Innocents did not know Jesus, but they died in his place. Dec. 28 marks the feast of these baby boys who are, today, recognized as the first martyrs and pro-life patron saints.

A Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Find today’s readings here. ... who made heaven and earth. Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler’s snare.

Holy Innocents' Day is celebrated every December 28th in several countries. Its origin is religious and is linked to a biblical story, but over time, it has taken on a more humorous character.

Today, December 28, is the Feast of the Holy Innocents in the Western Church. We Orthodox observe it on December 29. This past summer, I was taken into a cave under the Church of the Nativity in ...

What can the Feast of the Holy Innocents, celebrated on December 28, tell us? Offhand, we can immediately say that like them we can live and end our life here on earth in a most tragic way.

Holy Innocents’ first church was constructed in 1872 across the street from its current location, where Queen Lili‘uokalani spent her childhood vacations. In 1927 the church was rebuilt, along ...