Sunday, December 14, 2025

After ALL Masses

This beautiful Advent Tradition, Bambinelli Sunday, was instituted by Saint Pope John Paul II during his Papacy. The tradition follows that on the Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) children and adults bring their Baby Jesus figures from their home nativities to be blessed.

Here is a beautiful blessing from Pope Benedict XVI prayed during the 2008 Blessing.

God, our Father you so loved humankind that you sent us your only Son Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary, to save us and lead us back to you.
 
We pray that with your Blessing these images of Jesus, who is about to come among us, may be a sign of your presence and love in our homes.
 
Good Father, give your Blessing to us too, to our parents, to our families and to our friends.
 
Open our hearts, so that we may be able to receive Jesus in joy, always do what he asks and see him in all those who are in need of our love.
 
We ask you this in the name of Jesus, your beloved Son who comes to give the world peace.
 
He lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.