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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 00:37:28 EST
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- Subject: The Holy Innocents (28 Dec)
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- THE HOLY INNOCENTS (28 DEC) (transferred to Tues 29 Dec)
-
- We read in Matthew 2 that when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, King
- Herod, fearing for his throne, ordered that all the male infants of
- Bethlehem be killed. These children are regarded as martyrs for the
- Gospel -- "martyrs in fact though not in will." Augustine called
- them "buds, killed by the frost of persecution the moment they
- showed themselves." For a discussion of the historical background of
- the episode, send the message GET INFANCY PART1 to
- LISTSERV@ASUACAD.BITNET or LISTSERV@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU.
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- (P.S. Sorry about the late posting on John -- my node was down.)
-
- PRAYER (traditional language)
- We remember this day, O God, the slaughter of the holy
- innocents of Bethlehem by the order of King Herod. Receive, we
- beseech thee, into the arms of thy mercy all innocent victims;
- and by thy great might frustrate the designs of evil tyrants
- and establish thy rule of justice, love, and peace; through
- Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and
- the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
-
- PRAYER (contemporary language)
- 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 reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
- for ever and ever.
-