Explain the 12 Days of Christmas

Posted on 14. Dec, 2005, in Christmas, Mass, Seasons of the Church YearNo Comments

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Barney McGuckian SJ talks about the 16th and 17th centuries when it was an insult to Queen Elizabeth to attend Mass. He runs through the ’12 Days of Christmas’ and explains how they contained coded language in order to inform people about Mass they could attend in secret in order to avoid punishment.

In: “Well one of the things was …”

Out: “… it’s a thing that brings everybody together.”

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Time: 6.28