The wisdom of night prayer
“Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled.”
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by bcadmin | Oct 4, 2022 | Canticle of Simeon, Faith at Home, Featured, News, Night Prayer, Nunc dimittis, Presentation of the Lord, Simeon's song, wisdom | 0 |
“Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 2, 2022 | From the Pope, Holy Spirit, Mechanical repetition, News, Presentation of the Lord, religious, World Day for Consecrated Life | 0 |
The Holy Spirit, and not the need for recognition, must be the primary motivation in one’s religious life, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 2, 2022 | From the Pope, Holy Spirit, Mechanical repetition, News, Presentation of the Lord, religious, World Day for Consecrated Life | 0 |
The Holy Spirit, and not the need for recognition, must be the primary motivation in one’s religious life, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 2, 2022 | Featured, Lives of Saints, News, Presentation of the Lord, Saints, Sophia Excerpts, St. Joseph | 0 |
“What will become of this beloved Child?” Saint Joseph may frequently have asked himself as he clasped the Son of his heart in his arms, and by degrees saw Him develop into the most lovable of the children of men, comparable only to the angels.
by bcadmin | Feb 2, 2022 | feast day, Featured, News, Prayer & Spirituality, Presentation of the Lord, prophecy, Scripture Speaks | 0 |
When Joseph and Mary took the infant Jesus to the Temple to fulfill Jewish law, they also fulfilled a treasured a Messianic prophecy. How? When Joseph and Mary arrived at the Temple, they were “amazed” at what greeted them there. Simeon and Anna, a man and a woman who represented all the “righteous and devout” people of […]
by bcadmin | Feb 25, 2021 | Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Mystical Body of Christ, News, Only Jesus, Pope Francis, Presentation, Presentation of the Lord | 0 |
On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Feb. 2), Pope Francis preached on the patience of Simeon and Anna (Lk 2:25-28). The Holy Father noted their patient waiting and words of prayer, and contrasted this with the tendency today to be impatient, with words of complaint.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 2, 2021 | Featured, Marriage & Family, Mary, Mental health, motherhood, News, Postpartum depression, Presentation of the Lord, Saints | 0 |
As a young mother, holding my first child in my arms, I remember thinking often of Mary going through the various “rites of passage” of her time and faith. When my oldest child was baptized, I was in the early throes of (undiagnosed) postpartum depression (PPD). There was such tremendous comfort and normalcy found in […]
by bcadmin | Feb 2, 2021 | Art, Books and Art, Featured, Fra Angelico, medieval, News, Presentation of the Lord | 0 |
Lessons from Presentation of Jesus in the Temple by Fra Angelico This holy feast day give us an opportunity to look at some of the best art that Christian civilization has to offer. Specifically, Presentation of Jesus in the Temple by Bl. Giovanni di Fiesole, also known as Fra Angelico (whose feast day is approaching […]
by bcadmin | Feb 2, 2020 | Candlemas, darkness, Featured, Gospel, Jesus Christ, light, News, Presentation of the Lord, Scott Hahn, Scripture, Sunday Scripture Reflections | 0 |
Dr. Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Readings:Malachi 3:1–4Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10Hebrews 2:14–18Luke 2:22–40 Today’s feast marks the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple, forty…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 1, 2020 | Candlemas, Featured, Gospel, Jesus Christ, News, Presentation of the Lord, Scripture, Sunday Scripture Reflections | 0 |
February 2 is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple. It commemorates Simeon’s famous prophecy that Jesus would be a “light of revelation to the Gentiles.” It is also known as Candlemas since it is the day that …
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