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Popular Piety: Christmas Customs in Poland

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Built on the four pillars of our Dominican life – preaching, prayer, study, and community – Godzdogz offers many resources for exploring the Catholic Faith today. Read more.

The Polish culture is very rich in Christmas customs. A lot of them have their own history as well as

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For this Christmas season, the Dominican student brothers at Blackfriars, Oxford have recorded the hymn for Vespers of the Nativity: Veni,

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The Feast of the Holy Family is on the Sunday between Christmas and the Feast of Holy Mary, Mother of

Luke 2:1- 20. Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus begins with a reference to Augustus Caesar (v 1). It

Readings: II Samuel 7: 1-5, 8-12, 14,16; Psalm 88; Luke

My father’s name was Jean-Baptiste, obviously the French for John the Baptist. He did not know much about the Gospel

1 Jn 1:5-2:2, Ps 123:2-5,7-8, Mt 2:13-18 The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a powerful reminder of the great challenge

Christmas dinner under way: Christmas Day Vespers: The cooks complete the last finishing touches: The dinner itself!

Some pictures from our midnight mass at Blackfriars Oxford: And some time relaxing together afterwards:

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