{"id":27356,"date":"2012-12-23T18:48:51","date_gmt":"2012-12-23T22:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2012\/12\/festivus-a-celebration\/"},"modified":"2012-12-23T18:48:51","modified_gmt":"2012-12-23T22:48:51","slug":"festivus-a-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2012\/12\/festivus-a-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivus, a celebration?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"festivus1.jpg\"<\/a>TODAY IS THE SOLEMNITY OF FESTIVUS! It is a Holy Day
\nof Obligation. Be sure to go to Holy Mass!!! <\/span><\/p>\n


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May I be the first to wish all of
\nyou a warm and happy and healthy and prosperous Festivus<\/a>!<\/span><\/div>\n

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My friend Basil composed what would be an opening collect: <\/span><\/div>\n

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\n
O Lord, you have given us the great feast of Festivus to remind us that
\ndespite sending your only begotten and eternal son to redeem mankind, your
\npeople still prove to be a HUGE disappointment to just about everyone,
\nincluding yourself I’m sure. We tell you this through our Lord Jesus Christ
\nyour son, who lives and reigns with you (because after 33 years down here, we
\nran him out of town) and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Another friend, Dominic composed following alternative:<\/span><\/div>\n

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\n
Having
\nreceived, O Lord, from your abundant kindness this annual memorial of Festivus,
\nwe humbly beseech you, that, mindful of the saving mission of your
\nOnly-Begotten Son for the redemption of mankind, even as we prove a
\ndisappointment to ourselves beyond due proportion, so also we do to you as
\nwell. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who etc.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n

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Popularized by Seinfeld<\/i> in 1997, Festivus is a another way for some to celebrate a season. Supposedly it rejects the commercialism of the season. It was invented in 1966 and includes feats of strength. You can make a donation to the Human Fund.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Happy festivus.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\"Enhanced<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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