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 ...

Holy Innocents, first small martyrs, pray for us and for unborn children. William Holman Hunt, “The Triumph of the Innocents”, c. 1883 (photo: Public Domain) Claire Dwyer Blogs December 28, 2016 ...

But you, you mothers of the Holy Innocents, you whose babies, your young sons, perhaps your 22-month-olds, there you were cradling your children, bloody from the stab wounds inflicted by the soldiers.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...