Our painting by Lorenzetti originally decorated the altar of St Crescentius in the magnificent Cathedral of Siena. It depicts ...

"The Presentation in the Temple," by Alvaro Pirez, 1430. (Metropolitan Museum of Art) At the end of the fourth century, a woman named Etheria made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When her journal was ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord celebrates that, from his infancy, Christ was already the one sent by God to save humanity through obedience to God, his Father. To clarify the meaning of ...

The Feast of the Presentation officially closes the Christmas season ... Think back to Luke’s account of Christ’s birth, the story retold on Christmas Eve. We found “the glory of the Lord” shining ...

Sunday, Feb. 2, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mass readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32. The liturgical focus of the Presentation ...

"If you are not planning a column for the Presentation, you should." Excellent idea, even if it interrupts the Holy Year prayer series. This feast of the Presentation of the Lord is celebrated ...

This coming Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The question the Christ in Our Neighborhood Reflection asks us is: How have your own eyes seen God’s salvation?

Peter’s Square on Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The Holy Father also renewed his urgent appeal for peace in conflict zones worldwide, particularly in the Democratic Republic ...

Peter’s Square on Feb. 2, 2025, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. (photo: Vatican Media / VM) AC Wimmer/CNA Vatican February 2, 2025 In a profound reflection delivered during Sunday’s ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary ... they brought her to the Temple to consecrate their only daughter to The Lord.The celebration of the Feast is first documented in ...