Mary and child
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To celebrate the Christmas season, Neumann presented a Live Nativity on Sunday,
December 9.
The highlight of the observance was the re-enactment of the Franciscan tradition of the crib, first celebrated in Greccio, Italy. Neumann students and staff performed the Live Nativity and the scripture narration. The Wise Men roles were filled by Ed Hastings, director of the Center for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development; Chuck Sack, athletic director; and Dennis Murphy, vice president for enrollment and student affairs.
The children's choir |
The Live Nativity was first staged in 1223 when a group of monks, organized by St. Francis of Assisi, led a singing throng of local residents to Greccio, a simple monastery in the heart of Italy. The villagers witnessed a primitive crib, surrounded by farm animals and peasants who re-enacted the birth of Christ. This ritual has been celebrated ever since, in Greccio and around the world.
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Local children helped light the scene
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