Let’s not forget what that date is; Epiphany
On This “Little Christmas”
January 6th from my The First Book Of Moses poetry page
On This “Little Christmas”
January 6th
Once Upon a Time and not too long ago
The Twelfth Night Of Christmas
was celebrated with a ball
From the Day of Babes Birth
and the 11 thereafter
kith and kin were paid a visit
and friends from far and near
once were paid a call
So on this day I pray in the spirit that this date recalls
Let the gift of homage of kings gain
in the spirit of the days this season yet remain
ere it wane
Be thine Blessings Great
and misfortunes thee none befall
This poem is an abbreviated version from my websites poetry page which shows how the Christmas season was observed by Catholics in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood during depression times and WWII.The page also lists the differences from traditional Roman Catholic Christmas observance and the present after Vatican 2.Which eliminated a period of mortification during the advent period of fast and abstinence or reducing emphasis on observing feast days such as Immaculate Conception December 8th and the 12th day of Christmas known as the Epiphany January 6th.Resulting in listing Epiphany no longer on most calendars because of the decision to observe Epiphany to a Sunday following Christmas the 25th and New Years which was then known as the feast of Circumcision later named The Presentation when Jesus was presented in the Temple .
http://www.theusmat.com/natdesk.htm
Hope this helps
@scottpresler is the contact person for PA events associated with stopthesteal.us (note the website is dot us not dot com) He should be able to update you on the plans for Harrisburg. They apparently had an event there this past Saturday and expect they’ll be gathering people on the 6th too.
Another place to post your query would be at thedonald.win
I agree, I also understand that President wants us to show up at state capitols if we’re unable to get to DC —thanks for going to Harrisburg!!
For DC goers, I heard there is someone organizing cross country road rallies starting from 20 different cities and converging into 4 routes and onward into DC. Does anyone know more details?