December - Popular Feast Days
This entry was posted on November 16, 2015
.DECEMBER 2015: MONTH OF DIVINE INFANCY
December, the month of Divine Infancy, celebrates the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ. The pairing of words in this title is a reflection of the mystery of Jesus' nature. We each are one person with one nature. However, Jesus is one person with two natures. He is fully God and fully man, that is, He is 100% God and %100 man, not 50/50, or any other percentage. Jesus' Incarnation is one of the most important moments in history and its memorial is prepared for in the liturgical season of Advent, a four week anticipation.
Dates in BOLD are Holy Days of Obligation for December:
Dec. 1: Bl. Charles De Foucauld
Dec. 2: St. Eusebius
Dec. 3: St. Francis Xavier
Dec. 4: St. John Damascus
Dec. 5: St. Gerald
Dec. 6: 2nd Sunday of Advent, St. Nicholas
Dec. 7: St. Ambrose
Dec. 8: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dec. 9: St. Juan Diego
Dec. 10: Pope Saint Gregory III
Dec. 11: Pope Saint Damasus I
Dec. 12: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec. 13: 3rd Sunday of Advent, St. Lucy
Dec. 14: St. John of the Cross
Dec. 15: St. Faustinus
Dec. 16: St. Beoc
Dec. 17: St. Olympias
Dec. 18: St. Rufus
Dec. 19: St. Darius
Dec. 20: 4th Sunday of Advent
Dec. 21: St. John Vincent
Dec. 22: St. Zeno
Dec. 23: St. Victoria
Dec. 24: St. Adele
Dec. 25: Christmas
Dec. 26: St. Stephen
Dec. 27: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joesph
Dec. 28: Holy Innocents
Dec. 29: St. Thomas Becket
Dec. 30: St. Eugene
Dec. 31: St. Hermes