Now, we must take in the glory and beauty of the Christmas season! Remember, we have the Christmas octave, then the Feast of the Epiphany (which, by the way, is the baptism day of Saint Paul of the Cross), then we continue in the joy of the Nativity of Our Lord through February 2, the Purification of Our Lady.

Here are some more pictures of Christmas here (Feast of Saint Stephen, confirmation, then first Communion):

My friend’s praesepio:

That’s a little, little copy of the miraculous icon of Our Lord nursing that is kept at the Marian Altar in Trinita.

Merry Christmas! Make sure you continue to tell people ‘Merry Christmas,’ even though the cashiers have already moved on to ‘Happy New Year!’