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February 2 · Feast · White
Presentation of the Lord
Forty days after Christmas, the Church remembers Mary and Joseph bringing the infant Christ to the Temple. Simeon's prayer — 'a light to the nations' — gives this day its other name: Candlemas.
A prayerLight of the nations, shine on the steps of every parent who carries a child.
When is the feast of Presentation of the Lord?
The feast is celebrated on February 2 each year, kept as a feast in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.
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