Today, December 18th, the day of which Christmas is the Octave, the Visigoths celebrated dies Sancte Marie (for the day of Holy Mary), one of the most important feasts in the Old Hispanic liturgical calendar. While the scriptural references in the proper prayers primarily involve the Annunciation, this was the sole feast of the Blessed… Continue reading Benedictio in Diem Sancte Marie
Musings of a medievalist mama 