Rembrandt’s Holy Family and the Presentation in the Temple
Rembrandt painted the Presentation many times in his life. Two of them — one from early in his career, one late — deserve our attention.
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Holy Simeon—You May Let Your Servant Go in Peace!
“Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.” (Luke 2:25)
What’s Happening at the Presentation of the Lord?
Forty days after his birth, Christ was presented at the Temple. Why?
A Feast with Three Names is Here for a Triple Celebration
For many centuries, we have a triple celebration on one day, Feb. 2. It once marked the official close of the Christmas season.
The Presentation: An Offertory of ‘The Light of the Nations’
Just as Jesus gradually reveals God to us, so the Christmas feasts that culminate in the Presentation also point to offertory.
