I am indebted to Gregory DiPippo over at Novus Motus Liturgicus for clearing up a few points of irritation I have had with the whole notion of the Octave of Christmas. It has become fashionable to say that it only acquired the name of circumcision later and that traditionally it was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This would seem to vindicate at least in part NOChurch practice.
If rumours about Bergoglio abolishing the Ecclesia Dei commission are true, then the battle for the Catholic faith will once again see the faithful fighting from the outside. It is unlikely to be the end of his assaults on authentic Catholicism if this happens.