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May the Christmas morning make us happy to be thy children, and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake. Amen.” — Robert Louis ...
1. "Let Your goodness, Lord, appear to us, that we, made in your image, conform ourselves to it. In our own strength we cannot imitate Your majesty, power, and wonder
25 Christmas Prayers and Blessings to Recite JohnnyGreig - Getty Images There's so much to be thankful for during the Christmas season—besides the Christmas presents , that is!
A committee formed to consider the worship ministries to be held in the new temple, devised the idea of a Daily Prayer for Peace to act as a witness of Christ's peace and a "symbol of the Church's unrelenting pursuit of peace." The Daily Prayer for Peace has been held daily in the Independence Temple since December 1993. It is one of many ...
The historic meaning of the phrase "God rest you merry" is 'may God grant you peace and happiness'; the Oxford English Dictionary records uses of this phrase from 1534 onwards. It appears in Shakespeare 's play As You Like It [ 20 ] and the phrase "rest you merry" appears in Romeo and Juliet ; [ 21 ] both plays date from the 1590s.
A Christmas Eve candlelight service in Baghdad, Iraq. Christmas Eve is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region. Elements common to many areas of the world include the attendance of special religious observances such as a midnight Mass or Vespers and the giving and receiving of presents.
Memorial engraving of global religious leaders at the first "World Day of Prayer for Peace", in Assisi. In 1986, Pope John Paul II recited the prayer as a means of bidding farewell to the global religious leaders he hosted for the first "World Day of Prayer for Peace", in Assisi at the Basilica of St. Francis. [44]
These Christmas prayers are just what you and your family need to hear as you head into the holiday season! Recite these Christmas blessings during dinner.