Finally the Christmas Tableau appears, in the home and in the church, in its simplest form simply Mary, Joseph and an empty manger, waiting for a little baby boy. This little boy, this little Lord ...

In the dimly lit chapel, two dozen wooden chairs faced a rough-hewn manger, empty but for a little straw. Albert Scariato, the priest in-charge, opened with an explanation. Reverend Dr. ALBERT ...

My grandmother installed the baby in the manger on the first day of Advent, but it’s a tradition in this house to wait till Christmas morning. I like the reminder of an empty manger: Advent is a ...

Shirl Kula discovered that their Mary figurine, who had been sheltered inside a wooden shed with Joseph and an empty manger, disappeared last week, she told NH1. So she and her husband issued a ...

Custodian Jose Moran had arranged the empty manger, at the front of the church before going to lunch. After hearing the baby cry, Mr Moran alerted the parish priest, the Reverend Christopher Ryan ...

My dad explained that we were celebrating the birthday of the Christ child tomorrow and showed us where the empty manger was. He said that we were following the example of the wise men ...

A sheep looks at an empty manger. On the contrary, we tend to look for the Christ child in beautiful and safe places. We want to hear “Silent Night” and “Away in a Manger” when we think ...

My grandmother installed the baby in the manger on the first day of Advent, but it’s a tradition in this house to wait till Christmas morning. I like the reminder of an empty manger: Advent is a ...