On the ninth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
nine ladies dancing

On the ninth day of Christmas we celebrate a gift that has a couple of different thoughts behind it. Some say that this day is a celebration of the nine classes of angels. While this is possible, I believe there is a little better way to approach this one. A more widely accepted meaning of these nine ladies dancing is the gift of the 9 Fruits of the Spirit. So we’ll look at it from that angle. Continue reading