Feast of the Holy Innocents Archives

The Martyrdom of the Holy Innocents

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 28, 2022 | Prolife, Reflection | 0 |

On the fourth day of our Christmas celebration, the Church reminds us that not everyone is joyful;...

Remembering the Holy Innocents

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 28, 2021 | Into the Deep, Praying, Prolife | 0 |

Image: “The Flight Into Egypt” (detail) by Carl Spitzweg | Public Domain via Wikimedia...

Daily Catholic Quote — from St. Augustine of Hippo

by ICL Editor | Dec 28, 2017 | Quote | 0 |

“These then, whom Herod’s cruelty tore as sucklings from their mothers’ bosom, are justly hailed as ‘infant martyr flowers’; they were the Church’s first blossoms, matured by the frost of persecution during the...

Encountering the Word — Matthew 2:16-18

by ICL Editor | Dec 28, 2017 | Verse | 0 |

“Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time...

Catholic Quote of the Day — from St. Augustine of Hippo

by ICL Editor | Dec 28, 2015 | Quote | 0 |

“These then, whom Herod’s cruelty tore as sucklings from their mothers’ bosom, are justly hailed as ‘infant martyr flowers’; they were the Church’s first blossoms, matured by the frost of persecution during the...

Daily Catholic Quote from St. Augustine of Hippo

by ICL Editor | Dec 28, 2013 | Quote | 0 |

“These then, whom Herod’s cruelty tore as sucklings from their mothers’ bosom, are justly hailed as ‘infant martyr flowers’; they were the Church’s first blossoms, matured by the frost of persecution during the...