REMINDER: We will have our annual Bambinelli Blessing at all Masses this weekend. Please take the Baby Jesus figurine from your Nativity set at home and place it on the table in front of the church before Mass.
The Blessing of the Bambinelli was first instituted by St. John Paul II. On the Third Sunday of Advent, the children of Rome are encouraged to bring the baby Jesus (Bambinelli) from each of their Nativity sets to St. Peter’s Square. Following the Sunday Angelus address, the Pope blesses the figurines.
Now celebrated in other churches around the world, this Advent tradition is a way for children, families, and people of all ages to connect their Nativity scene at home to the celebration of Christmas at their church. You are invited to bring the Baby Jesus figurines from your home Nativity sets to the church for this special blessing.