Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

The feast of the Presentation of the Lord commemorates the time when Mary and Joseph in accordance with the Jewish custom of the day presented Jesus in the temple forty days after his birth.  Jesus was proclaimed by Simeon to be the “light of revelation to the nations and the glory of Israel (Lk. 2:32).”  And so on this feast the church traditionally blesses the candles used during the year.  Hence the feast has become known as “Candlemas.”  Please join us for the Lucernarium and Mass: Thursday, 2 February 2017 at 5:15 p.m.  The liturgy begins outside the choir.  Bring your candles to be blessed!  After the Lucernarium we will process with lighted candles into the sanctuary for the remainder of the liturgy.