The beautiful Advent Tradition, Bambinelli Sunday, was instituted by Saint Pope John Paul II during his Papacy. Families brought their Baby Jesus figures from the crib at their homes to St. Peter’s Square where the Pope will bless both the people and the figurines during the Angelus.
We will celebrate “Bambinelli Sunday” at all Masses on December 6th/7th – The Second Sunday of Advent. You are invited to bring the Baby Jesus figure from your home to Mass that weekend to be blessed.
A suggestion: Following the blessing, take your “Bambinelli” home and place it in a gift box, wrap it, and save it for Christmas morning. Let this be the first gift your family opens on Christmas, when together you place your Baby Jesus figure in the crib, and have a home blessing of the Nativity for your whole family
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