Christmas Dates Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Dec 25
A
Nativity of Our Lord
• Jesus’s b-day
• beginning of Christmas season
2
Q
Dec 26
A
Feast of Saint Stephen
• first martyr
• NT: acts of the apostles
3
Q
Dec 27
A
Feast of Saint John
• wrote a gospel
• deciple
4
Q
Dec 28
A
Feast of Holy Innocents
we remember the boys who died around Jesus’s birthday
5
Q
Dec 30 (Sunday after Christmas)
A
Feast of the Holy family
Celebrate the holy family
6
Q
Jan 1
A
Celebrate Mary as the mother of Jesus and the church. (holy day of obligation)
7
Q
Jan 6 (Sunday between: Jan 2-8)
A
Epiphany (feast of the 3 kings)
8
Q
Jan 13 (Sunday after Epiphany)
A
Baptism of Our Lord (Christmas season ends)
