The Preparation of Simeon
Are we keeping watch with our lives, so that we will not miss the presence of the Lord when he...
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Tag: Presentation of the Lord
If We Have the Eyes to See
We are left to ask ourselves, as we look at our own lives, what do we hear? What do we see? Do we...
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Presenting the Present
“The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple” (detail) – Guido of Siena [Public...
Read MoreCandlemas—A Light to the Nations
February 2 is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple. It commemorates Simeon’s famous prophecy that Jesus would be a “light of revelation to the Gentiles.” It is also known as Candlemas...
Read MoreLiving Liturgically… or Why My Tree is Still Up
Tomorrow, my Christmas tree comes down. Most people would call me a procrastinator or lazy. But it’s for neither of those reasons. It’s one way I can live liturgically. The Christmas Season The Christmas season, as I’ve...
Read MoreEncountering the Word — Luke 2:33-35
“And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against...
Read MoreEncountering the Word — Luke 2:33-35
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel,...
Read MoreEncountering the Word — Luke 2:33-35
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel,...
Read MoreCatholic Quote of the Day — from Pope St. John Paul II on The Presentation of the Lord
“In the mysterious encounter between Simeon and Mary, the Old and New Testaments are joined. Together the ageing prophet and the young mother give thanks for this Light which has kept the darkness from prevailing. It is the...
Read MoreEncountering the Word — Luke 2:33-35
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel,...
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Candlemas — The Light to the Nations
I’ve led groups of pilgrims to Jerusalem. One time, as we stood at the foot of the Temple...
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Candlemas — Light to the Nations
I recently led a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem. As we stood at the foot of the Temple Mount and...
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