Christmas Octave Day 2 - St Stephen’s Day
Octave of Christmas Day 2
26th of December, 2024
Feast of St. Stephen
The gates of heaven were opened for blessed Stephen,
who was found to be first among the number of the Martyrs
and therefore is crowned triumphant in heaven. (Entrance Antiphon)
On this Feast of St. Stephen, the first Martyr in stark contrast to yesterday we move from contemplating an earthly birth to a heavenly birth. Because of the birth of Jesus, the reality of death is transformed in hope, because as St. Paul reminds us Hope does not disappoint!
Bishop Fintan Monahan of Killaloe Diocese has created a series of short, spiritual, reflective videos providing insightful thoughts and reflections on our celebration of various aspects of the faith, prayer, spirituality, scripture, tradition, the Paschal Mystery and many related topics. Many of the videos reflect on the core events and ideas of our faith. As Christians we are people of great hope!
He has also done a series of Out and About reflections highlighting many interesting aspects of various places in the diocese of Killaloe and further afield, especially places of religious and historical significance. Along with that there is a series of Spiritual Reflections on various aspects of Faith, Prayer, Spirituality, Feast Days.
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