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from Laudable Practice Blog
NEW YEAR'S DAY IS NOT 'SECULAR'
New Year's Day, we are often told in ecclesiastical circles, is 'secular'. The Church's 'new year', we might be told, begins in Advent (actually, it doesn't - Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical cycle). The world may think it is New Year's Day, but the Church knows better: it's the feast of the Circumcision of Christ (traditional in the West) or Mary, Mother of God (the recent innovation in the Roman rite). And, of course, some might remind us that 1st January as New Year is supposedly a recent observance, with Lady Day being preferred as more traditional. So let secular culture get on with celebrating their New Year. We, the Church, stand for something different.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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