Presentation of Our Lord!!!

These past few years, even though the Manger scene is down, I still leave the crib with the baby Jesus up until this beautiful feast. It is a great reminder that Christmas is not confined to one day but we can celebrate this great feast everyday. Today we celebrate Jesus being presented in the temple by Mary and Joseph. We also encounter Simeon who made his proclamation about the newborn King and the sword that would pierce Mary's heart. We also see Anna who has been in the temple waiting for this day. Both Simeon and Anna had hopes of seeing the promised Messiah and they did. We all look forward to that day when we can be welcomed into God's eternal Kingdom. May we be presented before God and may He receive us with a loving and merciful embrace. May this feast also remind us that Jesus Christ is forever the light of the world, which is symbolized in the candles that are blessed on this day! May the light of Christ guide us as we live our faith and continue our journey to the kingdom!!! Have a blessed feast!!!