Cathedral hosts Candlemas to end festivities
Canterbury Cathedral will mark the end of its Christmas season this weekend with a Christingle service for Candlemas. From ...
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What Is the Meaning Behind Advent Wreaths and Candles? They're More Than Just Pretty Decorations
It's a way to get in the right frame of mind in anticipation of the arrival of Jesus. The second purple candle, which is also called the "Bethlehem Candle," symbolizes faith. Micah foretold that ...
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The Presentation: Christ Is Our Light
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.
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Sacred Mysteries: Candlemas as the homecoming of Jesus
February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...