“Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel.” (Luke 2:22-40)
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The Canticle of Simeon (Nunc dimittis) is the gospel canticle for Night Prayer (Compline). I have sung it at funerals, especially at the graveside. The Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas) marks the 40th day of Christmas. In the ancient basilicas in Rome, the Nativity Scene stays up until this feast. The blessing of candles and the procession that are a part of this feast have always been important in my journey of faith. I was received into the Catholic Church on February 2, 1970, at the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile, Alabama.
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These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Wednesday, 02 February 2022 00:00
Presentation of the Lord, February 2
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