...of Christ into the house of God, was in the earliest times celebrated in the Church of Jerusalem. Once in the temple, Jesus was purified by the prayer of Simeon,...
Presentation of the Lord and Candlemas


...of Christ into the house of God, was in the earliest times celebrated in the Church of Jerusalem. Once in the temple, Jesus was purified by the prayer of Simeon,...

conceived with the same original innocence, holiness, and justice that Adam and Eve possessed before they broke away from God. She was, as the angel Gabriel declared, “full of grace”...

...with the Father before the world was created). However, Pius XI wanted to specifically commemorate Christ as king, and instituted the feast in 1925. The Church calls us to acknowledge...

...role, and is the greatest threat to the sanctity of marriages and families today. Pornography and other online threats are often one click away, and parents can feel overwhelmed with...