26 Dec 2024
Good King Wenceslaus
Christmas Carols, St. Stephen
“The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
St. Stephen’s Day was caught in the furze.
Although he was little his honor was great,
Jump up me lads and give us a treat.”
Category Archive 'St. Stephen'
26 Dec 2024
A St. Stephen’s Day Wassail
St. Stephen, The Wren
26 Dec 2024
St. Stephen Carol
Christmas Carols, St. Stephen
From “Some Ancient Christmas Carols” (1822).
26 Dec 2024
Feast of St. Stephen and Boxing Day
Boxing Day, Hagiography, St. Stephen
Rembrandt. The Martyrdom of St. Stephen. 1625. Oil on panel. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyons
From Robert Chambers, The Book of Days, 1869:
Feast Day: St. Stephen, the first martyr.
St. Stephen’s Day
To St. Stephen, the Proto-martyr, as he is generally styled, the honour has been accorded by the church of being placed in her calendar immediately after Christmas-day, in recognition of his having been the first to seal with his blood the testimony of fidelity to his Lord and Master. The year in which he was stoned to death, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, is supposed to have been 33 A.D. The festival commemorative of him has been retained in the Anglican calendar. Read the rest of this entry »
26 Dec 2023
St. Stephen Carol
Christmas Carols, St. Stephen
From “Some Ancient Christmas Carols” (1822).
26 Dec 2023
A St. Stephen’s Day Wassail
St. Stephen, The Wren
“The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
St. Stephen’s Day was caught in the furze.
Although he was little his honor was great,
Jump up me lads and give us a treat.”
26 Dec 2023
Feast of St. Stephen and Boxing Day
Boxing Day, Hagiography, History, St. Stephen, Traditions
Rembrandt. The Martyrdom of St. Stephen. 1625. Oil on panel. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyons
From Robert Chambers, The Book of Days, 1869:
Feast Day: St. Stephen, the first martyr.
St. Stephen’s Day
To St. Stephen, the Proto-martyr, as he is generally styled, the honour has been accorded by the church of being placed in her calendar immediately after Christmas-day, in recognition of his having been the first to seal with his blood the testimony of fidelity to his Lord and Master. The year in which he was stoned to death, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, is supposed to have been 33 A.D. The festival commemorative of him has been retained in the Anglican calendar. Read the rest of this entry »
26 Dec 2022
A St. Stephen’s Day Wassail
St. Stephen, The Wren, Traditions
“The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
St. Stephen’s Day was caught in the furze.
Although he was little his honor was great,
Jump up me lads and give us a treat.”
26 Dec 2022
St. Stephen Carol
Christmas Carols, St. Stephen
From “Some Ancient Christmas Carols” (1822).
26 Dec 2022
Feast of St. Stephen and Boxing Day
Boxing Day, Hagiography, History, St. Stephen, Traditions
Rembrandt. The Martyrdom of St. Stephen. 1625. Oil on panel. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyons
From Robert Chambers, The Book of Days, 1869:
Feast Day: St. Stephen, the first martyr.
St. Stephen’s Day
To St. Stephen, the Proto-martyr, as he is generally styled, the honour has been accorded by the church of being placed in her calendar immediately after Christmas-day, in recognition of his having been the first to seal with his blood the testimony of fidelity to his Lord and Master. The year in which he was stoned to death, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, is supposed to have been 33 A.D. The festival commemorative of him has been retained in the Anglican calendar. Read the rest of this entry »
