Happy December

 

 

Each month of the calendar year is dedicated to a Catholic Devotion. In  December it is the Immaculate Conception of Mary .This is because the Immaculate Conception falls on December 8th every year. It is important to note the Immaculate Conception is Mary’s conception in the womb of Her Mother, St. Anne. It does not refer to Jesus’ conception by the Holy Spirit in Mary’s womb. While both are conceived without sin, Jesus is God and therefore sinless and the privilege of His Birth is virginal and sinless. Mary’s unique as She is a creature, not the Creator but God preserved Her from sin, original and personal from the moment of Her conception. December 1st is also World Aids Awareness Day. In December we prepare all the more for Christmas Day. As we enter this festive time many networks offer Christmas programming. To count down to Christmas read a chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel every day starting December 1st through Christmas Eve. Another practice in accordance with the true meaning of Christmas is a reverse advent calendar. With this practice you put a donation in a box each day to deliver on Christmas. This could be for a food pantry, animal shelter or homeless shelter. During this festive season be sure to protect your mental health. As cliche as it may seem, a selfless and open heart is all that is needed for a “proper” Christmas. In 2025 we celebrate the 202nd anniversary of “A Visit From St. Nicholas” as well as the 802nd anniversary of the First Nativity Scene.

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Weather Lore Calendar

Meteor Shower 12/13 

Lunar Folklore 

Full Moon 

 Full Moon Folklore  

The Full Moon in Ireland

The New Moon in Ireland

For more about this months dedications click here and here


Important December Dates

Advent (Nov 30-Dec 24) 
First Friday (Dec 5)
Krampusnacht (Dec 5)
 (The vigil of the feast of St. Nicholas is the night when St. Nicholas rewards the good and Krampus punishes the bad.)
First Saturday (Dec 6)
The Feast of St. Nicholas (Dec 6)
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec 8)
Our Lady of Loreto (Dec 10)
Our Lady of Guadalupe  (Dec 12) 
The Feast of St. Lucy  (Dec 13)
Our Lady of the Expectation (Dec 18) 
(Marks one week until Christmas Day and commemorates the hope and devotion of Mary in anticipation for the birth of Christ.)
Christmas Eve (Dec 24)
The Nativity of Our Lord/ Christmas Day  (Dec 25)
The Feast of St. Stephen (Dec 26)
The Feast of St. John the Evangelist (Dec 27)
The Feast of the Holy Family (Dec 28)
(The first Sunday after Christmas commemorates the love and example of the family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph) 
The Feast of the Holy Innocents (Dec 28)
New Year’s Eve (Dec 31)




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