Wednesday 11 August 2021

A SAINT IS FOR LIFE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS

 

Often the true meaning of Christmas passes us by

The night the holy star appeared bright in the sky

Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ the savior

But others are also remembered at this time of year

St Lucia’s day is on the thirteenth day of December

In fourth century Sicily Lucia was a virgin martyr

Lucia means “light” very apt for a Christmas saint

She is also called upon to cure any eye complaint

St Thomas’s day is on the twenty first of December

The shortest and darkest day in our modern calendar

Traditionally the poor would all go out “thomasing”

For wheat flour and other Christmas “goodening”

Not the first saint you’d associate with Christmas

He is perhaps better known as “doubting Thomas”

Because he at first questioned Christ’s resurrection

He is patron saint of the carpenter and stone mason

On the twenty-six of the month St Stephens day falls

Boxing Day or the feast of Stephen in hallowed halls

Chosen by the disciples to help spread Christianity

He was put to death by the zealots for his profanity

The most famous Christmas time saint of all must be

St Nicholas the Bishop of Myra now a part of Turkey

He was a very shy man and the kindest man to know

When he threw coins through a poor family’s window

They landed in a stocking hanging over the fire to dry

So that’s where it all began if you ever wondered why

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