The 8th Day of Christmas
11th Day of Christmas
Eleven Faithful Apostles
1 ~ Andrew: First Apostle, Brother of Peter
2 ~ Bartholomew: Friend of Philip
3 ~ James the Greater: Brother of John
4 ~ James the Less: Relative of Christ, Brother of Jude, Author of Epistle
5 ~ John: “The Beloved,” Brother of James the Greater, Author of Gospel, 3 Epistles & Apocalypse
6 ~ Jude: “Thaddeus,” Relative of Christ, Brother of James the Less, Author of Epistle
7 ~ Matthew: “Levi,” Author of Gospel
8 ~ Peter: “Simon,” First Vicar of Christ, Brother of Andrew, Author of 2 Epistles
9 ~ Philip: Friend of Bartholomew
10 ~ Simon: “The Zealot,” Relative of Christ
11 ~ Thomas: “Didymus” (the twin), Doubter of Christ
(Names are in alphabetical order-this helps to memorize them!)
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10th Day of Christmas
The Ten Commandments
Also known as “The Decalogue”
1 ~ I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt not have strange gods in my sight.
2 ~ Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing.
3 ~ Observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works.
4 ~ Honour thy father and mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.
5 ~ Thou shalt not kill.
6 ~ Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
7 ~ And thou shalt not steal.
8 ~ Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
9 ~ Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife.
10 ~ [Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s] house, nor his field… nor any thing that is his.
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5th Day of Christmas
Five Books of the Pentateuch
Genesis~Exodus~Leviticus~Numbers~Deuteronomy
The Law of Moses or “Torah,” the Foundation of Judaism & Christianity
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4th Day of Christmas
3rd Day of Christmas
“The Adoration of the Magi,” oil painting by Albrecht Dürer, 1504, the Uffizi, Florence, Italy
The Three Magi: Caspar, Melchior & Balthasar
We three kings of orient are
Hymn by John Henry Hopkins, Jr.-1857, YouTube notes include lyrics
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2nd Day of Christmas
The Two Testaments
The Old Testament
The New Testament
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Take the 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Journey with Us!
Each day we will provide links dealing with a theological concept corresponding to that particular day (5th Day of Christmas: 5 Books of the Pentateuch). This can be done with the whole family as a way to nourish your knowledge and appreciation of the Catholic Faith during this time between Christmas and Epiphany. (We will also post the traditional Blessing of the Home on Epiphany.) These activities don't need to be time-consuming. Links will be provided to a variety of media and resources...you take the ball and run with it. So, let’s get started…..