The sixth day of Christmas, 30th December, is the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
This was a Saturday in 1065. This feast day did not exist on 1065.
"The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who founded a confraternity.
The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in the Catholic Church, as well as in many Lutheran and Anglican churches, in honour of Jesus, His mother, and His step-father, Saint Joseph, as a family; it has been observed since 1921 when it was inserted by Pope Benedict XV. The primary purpose of this feast is to present the Holy Family as a model for Christian families." [wiki]
One of the problems in researching the religious practices of the Christmastide period known as the twlve days of Christmas is that they vary significantly depending on the period and the church. We can assume that the religious services of Christmastide continued throughout Edward’s illness.
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