An old Roman custom is reverencing the baby Jesus. One approaches the figure of the Christ child to bestow a kiss, often kissing the foot of the figure. It is a captivating gesture of recognition of the birth of the Savior.
Thanks to JP Sonnen for the picture.
It is a custom in all Mercedarian friaries, churches, shrines and oratories, to venerate the Christ-Child with a kiss on the Feast of the Epiphany…. It is a venerable sign of devotion and piety amongst the Faithful to kiss an image of Him, Whom the heavens cannot contain.
“Referencing?” I make reference to Him every day! 🙂
(Sorry, not making fun of your typo – I just couldn’t resist!)
Thanks for the note and for reading Communio. I made the change to the text. I hope all of us reference Christ. AND I also hope all of us also bend the knee to the King of Kings. A blessed Christmastide!