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Presentation of the Lord
Posted on 02/2/2023 16:00 PM (CNA - Saint of the Day)

Feast date: Feb 02
At the end of the fourth century, a woman named Etheria made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Her journal, discovered in 1887, gives an unprecedented glimpse of liturgical life there. Among the celebrations she describes is the Epiphany (January 6), the observance of Christ’s birth, and the gala procession in honor of his Presentation in the Temple 40 days later—February 15.
This feast emphasizes Jesus’ first appearance in the Temple more than Mary’s purification.
The observance spread throughout the Western Church in the fifth and sixth centuries. Because the Church in the West celebrated Jesus’ birth on December 25, the Presentation was moved to February 2, 40 days after Christmas.
At the beginning of the eighth century, Pope Sergius inaugurated a candlelight procession; at the end of the same century the blessing and distribution of candles which continues to this day became part of the celebration, giving the feast its popular name: Candlemass.
Background: World Day for Consecrated Life (CWN)
Posted on 02/2/2023 05:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is also the 26th World Day for Consecrated Life, a commemoration instituted by Pope St. John Paul II in 1997.
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Posted on 02/2/2023 03:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
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Posted on 02/2/2023 03:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
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