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December 28 “Holy Innocents Day"

What is the meaning of the "Holy Innocents"?

Source: www.ewtn.com

“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are not.”

 

– Jeremiah 31:15

 

 

Today, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, or Childermas in Old English, commemorates the death of the male children in Bethlehem who were two years of age or under. King Herod the Great had ordered this, in order to ensure that the infant Messiah sought by the Magi would be unable to displace him on his throne. This is why St. Joseph was told in a dream to take the Child and the Blessed Virgin and flee to Egypt to escape the persecution of King Herod.

 

The young boys killed by Herod were innocent of any crime, except the imagined crime of being potential usurpers of Herod’s throne. They are acknowledged as “holy” by the Church because of the holy circumstances of their death.

 

We have a page dedicated to the Holy Innocents, where we answer questions, such as:

  • What does Childermas mean?
  • Did the Holy Innocents have a Baptism of Blood?
  • How long did it take Mary and Joseph to travel to Egypt?