About Today
Today we Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas or the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. As required by Jewish law, Mary and Joseph went to the temple to pray and dedicate Jesus, the first born, to God. In the temple, they ran into Simeon and Anna. When he looked at Jesus, Simeon prayed the a prayer now prayed nightly in the Night Prayer, found in Luke 2:29-32 and reprinted below:
Lord, now you let your servant go in peace;
your word has been fulfilled:
my own eyes have seen the salvation
which you have prepared in the sight of every people:
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and the glory of your people Israel.
Sit back and take 4.5 minutes to listen to this musical reflection on the Presentation, a song called "Simeon's Joy" by Danielle Rose:
What kind of response do I give when I'm in God's presence?
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