Every Feb. 2, the universal Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mary and Joseph bring the newborn Jesus to the Temple, the holy place, the house of God. The presentation ...

Mary and Joseph present the two turtledoves as a gift to the Temple on the double occasion of Mary's purification and Jesus's presentation. At the far left a woman dressed in red holds a black rod ...

Pope Francis' Sunday homily reflected on the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, noting how the event shows both young and old people joyous in their faithfulness to God. The Pope said the ...

2 is the Feast of the the Presentation of the ... the firstborn didn't take place at the Temple, and so there was no reason for the Holy Family to bring Jesus there. Again, the criticism is ...

This feast, celebrated on February 2, is known in the Orthodox Church as The Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Another name for the feast is The Meeting of our Lord. Roman Catholic and Protestant ...

Only Luke and Matthew tell us about Jesus before his public ministry, and their stories don't agree. After the Nativity, Luke recounts the circumcision, the Presentation in the Temple and the ...

Candlemas Day, celebrated on February 2nd, is a Catholic feast that commemorates the presentation of Baby Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem and the purification of the Virgin Mary. In Mexico ...

Candlemas celebrates the Biblical tale of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, one of the key events of Christ's early life. According to the gospel, Mary and Joseph took their baby son to the ...