In the days after Christmas, while most people are recovering from the indulgence of Christmas Day or deeply immersed in the liturgy of the Boxing Day Test, the Church calendar commemorates the Holy Innocents, the children killed by Herod in a bid to maintain his power and privilege. This is a part of the Christmas story which gets little attention in churches, yet it forms a major part of the biblical birth narrative. It is a day when we remember children and other innocent people killed by today’s Herods, who consider such innocents to be acceptable collateral damage in their quest for power and security. Children are still the most deeply affected by wars around the globe – 65% of Afghans are under the age of 18. 90% of those killed in wars are civilians.
Please pass this invitation on to anyone who might be interested. (Facebook event here)
Reports from previous Holy Innocents processions:
https://smoyle.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/holy-innocents-peace-procession-2010/
https://smoyle.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/feast-of-the-holy-innocents-peace-procession-melbourne-reportback/