Naples – Friends of the Word Inc. "Breaking Open the Word" https://www.friendsoftheword.org A 501c3 non profit corporation; PO Box 7994 Haledon, NJ 07538 Fri, 15 May 2020 00:16:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.friendsoftheword.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-god-2-32x32.jpg Naples – Friends of the Word Inc. "Breaking Open the Word" https://www.friendsoftheword.org 32 32 THE CHRISTMAS PRESEPIO 2019 https://www.friendsoftheword.org/the-christmas-presepio-2019/ https://www.friendsoftheword.org/the-christmas-presepio-2019/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 03:48:56 +0000 https://new.friendsoftheword.org/?p=30747 THE TRADITION OF THE NATIVITY DISPLAY BEGAN WITH ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI IN GRECCIO. THE CONCEPT OF JESUS BEING BORN INTO A VILLAGE FILLED WITH PEOPLE OF EVERY OCCUPATION CONTINUED IN NAPLES WITH THE PRESEPIO…IT CONTINUES IN HOMES AND CHURCHES EVERYWHERE TO HONOR THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH IN THE FLESH IN BETHLEHEM.

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]]> https://www.friendsoftheword.org/the-christmas-presepio-2019/feed/ 0 THE CHRISTMAS PRESEPIO https://www.friendsoftheword.org/the-christmas-presepio-2/ https://www.friendsoftheword.org/the-christmas-presepio-2/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:57:41 +0000 https://new.friendsoftheword.org/?p=2995 The Southern Italian and Neapolitan tradition continues with Presepe around the world. Many of these figures belonged to my Grandparents, and Uncle Jim and have been collected from all over the world, most from Italy, as the tradition continues….

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