Here is bit more information on the lovely custom of the “boy bishop,” which has made a return in some places, both Roman Catholic and Anglican: https://www.new

Here is bit more information on the lovely custom of the “boy bishop,” which has made a return in some places, both Roman Catholic and Anglican: https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2022/12/the-feast-of-childermas.html?m=1 https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2022/12/the-feast-of-c... (Under the “Customs” heading.) An amusing detail from the article: “Originally the custom was meant to foster vocations to the priesthood by giving youngsters a taste of liturgical officiating, but once it moved to within the Twelve Days of Christmas, it became linked with more riotous topsy-turvy customs like the Feast of the Ass or the Lord of Misrule. In an effort to put an end to this nonsense, Church authorities decided to move the custom to the feast of St. Nicholas on December 6, safely out of the way of the Christmas mayhem. The plan, however, backfired. Instead of stemming abuses, it prolonged them: the Boy Bishop would now preside from December 6 to December 28.”