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Feast of the Holy Innocents, Christian feast in remembrance of the massacre of young children in Bethlehem by King Herod the Great in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus. The feast is observed by Western churches on December 28 and in the Eastern churches on December 29. The slain children were regarded by the early church as the first martyrs, but it is uncertain when the day was first kept ...

December 28: The Holy Innocents, Martyrs - vaticanstate.va

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The Holy Innocents are the children of Bethlehem who lost their lives because of the fury of King Herod, thus becoming the first innocent victims associated with the birth of Christ. Not with words, but with their blood, they offered an example of faith and sacrifice. At the time of Jesus' birth, during the reign of Herod, some Magi from the East arrived in Jerusalem, seeking the "King of ...

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And it was this Herod whose savagery is commemorated today, the Feast of the Holy Innocents. He ordered the slaughter of numerous male babies in and around Bethlehem in the hope of eliminating just one. Weighed on Herod's distorted moral scales, many deaths were worth one cancelled threat.

Holy Innocents Day (December 28, 2026) - Holiday Today

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Holy Innocents Day is observed annually on December 28. This religious feast commemorates the biblical account of the massacre of male infants in Bethlehem by King Herod the Great in his attempt to eliminate the infant Jesus.

Massacre of the Innocents - Wikipedia

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The Feast of the Holy Innocents, also known as Childermas, is celebrated in the Western Christian Churches on 28 December, the fourth day of Christmastide. In Eastern Christianity, the feast is celebrated on various dates, depending on the denomination.

Holy Innocents | EWTN Mission

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The Feast of the Holy Innocents recalls King Herod's massacre of Bethlehem's male children. Joseph fled to Egypt with Mary and Jesus.

Holy Innocents -28th December - Saint Michael Center

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Prayer for Holy Innocents We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the holy innocents of Bethlehem by King Herod. Receive, we pray, into the arms of your mercy all innocent victims; and by your great might frustrate the designs of evil tyrants and establish your rule of justice, love and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and ...

Feast of the Holy Innocents (Dec 28) Free Resources and Reflections ...

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December 28 is the feast day of the Holy Innocents. This day commemorates the children who were executed by Herod in fear that the newborn messiah would take his throne.

Holy Innocents, Saints and Martyrs | EWTN Mission

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The Holy Innocents, slain by Herod, are honored as child martyrs and patrons of the vulnerable on Dec 28.

Holy Innocents Feast Day - nashvillecatholic.org

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But there is a solemn feast that falls four days into the celebration as the Church recognizes the Feast of the Holy Innocents, orChildermas, on Dec. 28. With this feast, the Church remembers the cruel act of King Herod when he killed the sons of Bethlehem in hopes of eliminating the threat of the Messiah upon his kingship.
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