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CHRISTMAS SAINT: ST. BONIFACE
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One time, St. Boniface chopped down an oak tree dedicated to Thor in order to prove that Thor had power and was not the real God. He then used the little fir tree growing behind it to preach to the people. His preaching became the root (pun intended) of the Christmas tree. He said, “Let this be called the tree of the Christ-child; gather about it, not in the wild wood, but in your own homes; there it will shelter no deeds of blood, but loving gifts and rites of kindness.”
Source:
Fr. William P. Saunders “The Christmas Tree”, Straight Answers article in the Arlington Catholic Herald, available at http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/.../straighta.../68.asp.
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One time, St. Boniface chopped down an oak tree dedicated to Thor in order to prove that Thor had power and was not the real God. He then used the little fir tree growing behind it to preach to the people. His preaching became the root (pun intended) of the Christmas tree. He said, “Let this be called the tree of the Christ-child; gather about it, not in the wild wood, but in your own homes; there it will shelter no deeds of blood, but loving gifts and rites of kindness.”
Source:
Fr. William P. Saunders “The Christmas Tree”, Straight Answers article in the Arlington Catholic Herald, available at http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/.../straighta.../68.asp.
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