25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. 26 It had been revealed ...

This is the Daily Gospel for today, February 1, 2025, which is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, February 1 Daily Gospel, January 31 When the days were completed ...

When she brought the child Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem "to present him to the Lord," (Lk 2:22) she heard the aged Simeon announce that the child would be a "sign of contradiction" and that a ...

The Pope noted how Mary and Joseph were 'deeply moved and astonished' as Simeon identified Jesus through ... the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem, the pontiff focused on three significant ...

The second is “the redemption of Jerusalem”. Reading both phrases ... and a third shade of meaning should be factored in: encouragement. Simeon’s song says that encompassing all three will enlighten ...

THIS Sunday is the great Christian feast day of Candlemas. It is one of the oldest feasts of the church — we have an account of its celebration in Jerusalem in 380 — and yet these days it isn’t very ...

Drawing from the Gospel of Luke (2:22-40), which recounts Mary and Joseph bringing the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem ... of Christ revealed through Simeon’s prophecy: salvation ...

This event from the Gospel of Saint Luke took place forty days after the birth of Christ Jesus which we know as Christmas Day. We can only find the true meaning of Christmas in the Infant that was ...

Knowing God personally is very important, because we become unified with Him. The more we know Him, the stronger that unity ...