A light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory for your people Israel. (Luke 2:32 NABRE)
When Mary and Joseph brought the baby Jesus to the Temple, forty days after he was born according to custom, an elderly man, Simeon, had this to say when he recognized Jesus as the promised Messiah.
Simeon was informed by the Spirit of God. He, along with an elderly woman, Anna, represent the hopes and expectations of faithful and devout Jews who at this time were looking forward to the restoration of God’s rule in Israel. The birth of Jesus brings these hopes to fulfillment.*
Today, on this Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, I will remember Mary's purity and the arrival of a savior in our midst.
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
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