An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
The collect and readings for the Feast of the Presentation may be found here. The story of Jesus' presentation in the temple is found in Luke 2:22-40. ----- They met in the temple, Mary and Joseph, Anna, Simeon, Jesus. How…
Read More Longing – A Reflection on the Feast of the Presentation, Luke 2:22-40
The Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple was February 2. It is a fixed date feast always falling forty days after Christmas. The collect and readings for the feast may be found here. The appointed gospel…
Read More A Sermon for The Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas)
Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, “Master, now…
Read More Who is Presenting Whom?
Today, February 2, is the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple. The gospel for this feast tells us about Anna, an 84 year old widow, a prophet, who "never left the temple but worshiped there with…
Read More The Temple of the Heart
The Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple is celebrated on a fixed date, February 2, about forty days after Christmas. It is one of the major feasts in the church year. The Eastern Church calls it…
Read More The Feast of the Presentation
Interrupting the Silence 