๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ/๐ฎ๐ฏ
๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ. Families are encouraged to bring the figurine of the Baby Jesus from their nativity set or family creche to the Church for a special blessing on Saturday, December 23rd at 12:30pm.
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This year marks the 800th Anniversary of when St. Francis created the First Nativity Creche in the year 1223! The Blessing of the Baby Jesus was first instituted by St. John Paul II. On the Third Sunday of Advent, the children of Rome are encouraged to bring the baby Jesus from each of their Nativity sets to St. Peterโs Square. Following the Sunday Angelus address, the Pope blesses the figurines.
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