A Christmas story told by nativity scenes from around the world brings joy and meaning
Reverend David Bahr says the nativities he's collected over
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Reverend David Bahr says the nativities he's collected over
Many years ago, two nights before my wife and I married, we went to Our Lady of the Snows shrine to see the light display. Much to our surprise, the lights were off and dark. All that is, but the main hotel— The Inn. And it didn’t have the VACANCY sign lit!
Nativity scenes showing the birth of baby Jesus first originated in the small Italian town of Greccio.
When I was a child, my parents and I would attend Christmas Eve Mass at St. John’s Catholic Church in Whitehall, Wisconsin. When we got home, my father and I would watch the replay of Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican on television.
Families all over the world set them up at home, some as a pious devotion, others as a seasonal decoration