Bambinelli Sunday - Dec 16 and 17. All are welcome

Each year, on the Third Sunday of Advent, children gather with their families in St. Peter’s Square for “Bambinelli Sunday.” The children bring with them figures of the Christ Child – the “Bambinelli” – from their family’s Nativity scene. During the noontime Angelus prayer, the Pope blesses the children and the figurines they have brought. On the December 16/17 weekend we invite you to bring the Infant Jesus from your home nativity scene for a special blessing during the Mass.