even from Mary’s womb, the Christ-child has an effect on individuals through the Holy Spirit (1.41). Now, on 2 February, comes Candlemas. It is also known as the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in ...

In short, the feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple is a call to profound conversion, to purify our hearts and to commit ourselves totally to the church's mission in the world, especially ...

Any event can be marked by cake, perhaps most surprisingly the solemn fast of Good Friday, with its hot cross buns ...

Candlemas closes the Christmas season. Bede pulled together threads from a network connecting Jesus’s birth and the redemptive sacrifice on the Cross making the new covenant adumbrated by the ...

Knowing God personally is very important, because we become unified with Him. The more we know Him, the stronger that unity ...

Sunday, Feb. 2, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord ... Simeon says to Mary, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be ...

the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Drawing from the Gospel of Luke (2:22-40), which recounts Mary and Joseph bringing the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem, the pontiff focused on ...

Another devotee, Mary Hope Diaz ... the Catholic Church’s liturgy is for the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple.

Every February 2nd, the Catholic Church celebrates Candlemas Day, marking the presentation of Baby Jesus in the temple. This biblical event commemorates when Mary and Joseph brought the child to ...

29.6 x 21.2 cm. (11.7 x 8.3 in.) ...