Dear Holy Innocents, you suffered the utmost cruelty even before you were capable of understanding such cruelty. God exalts you forever as the first witnesses who shed their blood …

For the gift of the Holy Spirit and new life in baptism, Lord, receive our thanks and prayer. For the pardon of our sins when we fall short of your glory, Lord, receive our thanks and prayer. For a …

Jan 23, 2025 · The Holy Innocents were the male children two years old and younger that lived near Bethlehem whom King Herod ordered to be slaughtered. Pray this novena for foundlings, …

Dec 28, 2021 · The Holy Innocents are few in comparison to the genocide and abortion of our day. But even if there had been only one, we recognize the greatest treasure God put on the …

Dec 27, 2022 · God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. we lie and do not act in truth. and the Blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin. we deceive ourselves, and the truth is …

Dec 28, 2020 · In this joyful Christmas season, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Why is it important, what does it mean, and how can we commemorate it?

Dec 27, 2019 · Let God do for you what He ultimately did for all of them. Let His Incarnation, death and Resurrection transform your hurt into a crown of martyrdom. In the end, the Lord will …

Holy Innocents, the children mentioned in St. Matthew, ii, 16-18: “Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry; and sending killed all the men children that …

Dec 28, 2016 · Today, on the feast of the Holy Innocents, as the words of the angel to the shepherds still resound in our hearts – “I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to …

We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the holy innocents of Bethlehem by King Herod. Receive, we pray, into the arms of your mercy all innocent victims; and by your great might …