Good King Wenceslas Silone Christ the King tells his

Christ the King tells his disciples: “I have made known to you all that my Father has told me

(Psalm 110:4)

By Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)

their storied history

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Good King Wenceslas Silone Christ the King tells hisBy Mildred Corell Luckhardt Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen, when the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even. Familiar to all Christmas carolers, these words begin the story of a brave king and his page as they journey through the winter wilderness, bearing Christmas gifts to the poor and needy. Bohemia in the time of King Wenceslas is caught in a twofold struggle: first, the old pagan ways and its many gods, against the