Simeon Archives

The Preparation of Simeon

by Joannie Watson | Feb 2, 2024 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

Are we keeping watch with our lives, so that we will not miss the presence of the Lord when he...

Living Liturgically… or Why My Tree is Still Up

by Joannie Watson | Feb 1, 2019 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

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...

Encountering the Word — Luke 2:33-35

by ICL Editor | Sep 15, 2017 | Verse | 0 |

“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...

Encountering the Word — Luke 2:33-35

by ICL Editor | Sep 15, 2016 | Verse | 0 |

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,...

Encountering the Word — John 19:26-27

by ICL Editor | Jan 28, 2016 | Verse | 0 |

A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your...

Encountering the Word — Luke 2:33-35

by ICL Editor | Sep 15, 2015 | Verse | 0 |

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,...

Catholic Quote of the Day — from Pope St. John Paul II on The Presentation of the Lord

by ICL Editor | Feb 2, 2015 | Quote | 0 |

“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...

Encountering the Word — Luke 2:33-35

by ICL Editor | Feb 2, 2015 | Verse | 0 |

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,...

Encountering the Word — John 19:26-27

by ICL Editor | Jan 1, 2015 | Verse | 0 |

A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your...