February 2, 2025 – Presentation of the Lord at the Temple
+ From the Gospel according to Luke ( 2, 22 – 40) When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, Mary and Joseph took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord – as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be sacred to the Lord” – and to offer a sacrifice in accordance with what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. It had been…
