Good King Wenceslas (Feast of Stephen) is one of my favourite festive songs at this time of year. Incidentally, I was baptised at a St Stephen's Church. The two facts are unrelated, but seeing as it's St Stephen's day today I thought I'd note it!

Gwyl San Steffan !

#GŵylSanSteffan #feastofstephen

#StStephenDay #Protomartyr #FeastOfStephen Perotinus Magister: Gradual for Feast of St Stephen/ Sederunt principes https://youtu.be/gnj7EjVGO10

Good King #Wenceslas looked out….today.

#Christmas
#feastofstephen
#ststpehen

Today is Saint Stephen's Day or the Feast of Saint Stephen....

"Wenceslas was perhaps the most beloved King who ever lived. He was a Prince of Peace. I think that to have lived so long ago, and ever since to have been a song on the lips of the world, just because he was gentle, is a wonderful thing to have happened"

A.A.Milne

#Christmas #FeastOfStephen

It’s a Starship Troopers kinda morning. My wife and kids are out, I’m all on my own, massive bowl of home popped popcorn at the ready.
Do you want to know more? #ScienceFiction #SciFi #BoxingDay #FeastOfStephen @scifi

Today’s my favourite day in the #ChristmasTide — the feast of Stephen (#BoxingDay or #WrenDay as it commonly known).
But why do I like the #FeastOfStephen so much? Two reasons and it’s not really about the Saint or the day:
1. My favourite #Christmas song is #GoodKingWenceslas — it is a beautiful song, with an iconic melody; the song is set on this day “Good King #Wenceslas looked out, On the Feast of Stephen” In fact I like St Wenceslas far more than St Stephen, but that’s another story.
2. This reason is the one I like the most. There is an odd tradition in #England to give unnamed parliamentary buildings the name of “St Stephen’s (insert building here)” — why? Well let’s look at who St Stephen was (in brief).
He is considered the first #Christian #Martyr or known as “Protomartyr”. He he was a deacon in the early #Church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy at his trial, he made a speech denouncing the authorities and was stoned to death in 36 AD.
I was told by an officer of the Houses of Parliament the #myth is that his name is used because he stood for justice and truth, as the Mother Parliament should. An irony — even from its inception and especially today.

And there we go; happy Boxing Day / Feast of Stephen.

#Histodon #histodons #folklore #MythologyMonday @folklore @histodons @mythologymonday @mythologybot

Christmas Day 2 and this 🥧 just out of the oven. Turned out pretty well—once it cools down, the beginning of my own personal Feast of St Stephen.😉🙏😇
#christmas #feastofstephen #ststephensday

Christmas Day 2 and this 🥧 just out of the oven. Turned out pretty well—once it cools down, the beginning of my own personal Feast of St Stephen.😉🙏😇
#christmas #feastofstephen