Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Forty days after Christmas, Mary and Joseph bring the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem. In that moment, the Author of the Law submits Himself to it, carried by the New Ark into His own holy dwelling. And the aged Simeon, who has waited his entire life, receives the Child and declares: "Now, O Lord, dismiss me in peace — for mine eyes have seen thy salvation."

Read St. Sophronius' beautiful homily on this feast and explore more resources on the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple:

instituteofcatholicculture.org/feast-of-the-presentation-of-the-lord-2026

Fr. Hezekias's Bible study on the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple:
instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/mine-eyes-have-seen-thy-salvation