Advent and Christmas lead us to talk about child saints. We have the patron saint of children, St. Nicholas, on December 5; we focus on the Annunciation and Visitation, which occurred when Mary herself was a very young, teenage, woman; we contemplate God’s becoming a babe for us; and we have the feast of the Holy Innocents during the Octave of Christmas. It is amazing how many young saints have died in defense of the faith and chastity, sharing in the witness of the Holy Innocents.
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
