Presentation in the temple

Feast of the Purification of Our Lady, the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple – Candlemas Day – 2 February Master of Saint Severin c 1490 Besides commemorating the Presentation of C…

Later this week the Church celebrates the Presentation of the Lord. It's a feast that happens every year on February 2nd. We read about the presentation...

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The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary: Annunciation, Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Nativity and the Finding of our Lord in the Temple

Today the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord which occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus and is also known as Candlemas day, since the blessing and procession of candles is included in today's liturgy. According to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the

The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple officially ends our Christmas observances with the infant Christ being brought into the Temple on his 40th day and his encounter with the prophet Simeon. In spiritual terms, we have left Christmas and now turn our focus to Pascha.

Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary and John the Baptist

December 30th - Luke 2:36-40: There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage, and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer. And coming forward at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.

Presentation in the Temple