Feast of St. Stephen

 


The apostles decided they needed help, and so they ordained seven deacons, of whom St. Stephen was one. He was eventually arrested and stoned to death, becoming the Church's first martyr.

Weirdly, he is the patron saint of stonemasons.

Today is also the day (according to song) that good King Wencelas looked out - where the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even.