But though the novice waited there for hours
Father Laurence Maurice Belvisotti knocked on the Order of Capuchin Friars Minor friary door at Chieri and asked to be admitted as a novice
"Our church was as crowded as a pod full of peas
Let us carry it out of love for him and endure it patiently and thank him for such a great favour
The First Christmas by Thomas D. Williams drama But though the novice waitedLovingly illustrated by celebrated artist Frank Fraser, Thomas D. Williamss magnificent poem First Christmas tells of the monumental event that Christians have celebrated for more than two thousand years: the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem. Replete with glorious angels, joyful shepherds, indifferent townspeople, humble kings, delightful donkeys, cattle, sheep, and, of course, Joseph, Mary, and the adorable baby Jesus, these sublime pages