RIDGEFIELD—A beautiful spiral arrangement of greenery and candles adorned the gym floor at St. Mary School in Ridgefield, as students and families were invited to a night of calm, quiet and reflection.
Parents were invited to accompany the youngest children on a journey through the spiral to the center where they were to encounter Jesus, truly present in the consecrated Eucharist.
Families were then invited to pause for a moment of prayer and adoration and light their candle from the Christ candle.
On their slow and ever-so-careful way back out of the spiral, children placed their candle on a star, adding to the ever-building brightness of the night—symbolic of their carrying the light of the world into the world!
Older children were able to make the journey on their own, each called upon according to their age.
This socially-distanced night was a great way for students and families to come together to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas!
