Pope Benedict’s infancy narratives and the remaining days of Christmas

Pope Benedict’s infancy narratives and the remaining days of Christmas Pope Benedict XVI. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Peter Nguyen.

A sneaky marketing tactic has crept in during the last decade or so. Traditionally, there were 12 days of Christmas beginning on Christmas Day and ending on either the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany or the Epiphany itself. The Church counts a little differently, celebrating the Octave of Christmas, which ends on the…

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