The Feast of the Presentation officially closes the Christmas season, 40 days after the Nativity, so there’s still one last ...

Traditionally, celebrating a Midnight Mass at midnight on Christmas Eve marks the beginning of Christmas Day. Some churches hold candlelight services, which are typically held earlier in the evening.

Whoever lights this candle and prays before it receives a miracle on Christmas Eve, but in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end. When David Richmond ...