Presentation of the Lord.
February 2.
February 2 is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, when the infant Jesus was brought to the Temple and Mary was purified following childbirth, to fulfill the requirements of Mosaic law (Luke 2:22 – 40; Exod. 13:2, 12; Lev. 12:6-8). Simeon greeted them and pronounced the prayer that came to be known as the Nunc Dimittis (Lat., “Now your are dismissing [your servant]”, and the prophetess Anna spoke of Jerusalem’s redemption.
From lives of the
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Richard P.Mcbrien.