Feast of the Presentation

It was three years ago that I came to truly appreciate the beauty of the special Feast day that the Church celebrates today.

Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Baby Jesus in the Temple. When Our Lady and Saint Joseph brought the 40 day old Baby to the Temple to "present Him to the Lord".

Two years ago I wrote about what that aspect of today's Feast Day brought to my own prayer.

Today's Feast also goes by the name of Candlemas. And that is the aspect of the Feast that I am meditating on today.

Isn't it beautiful that our Faith is soooo rich that each feast day has so many details to meditate upon?

Today I've found myself meditating upon the Light. The Light of Christ. The Light that that beautiful Baby brought to the world. The Light that the Real Presence of Christ brings in the Eucharist. The Light of the candles that are lit.

I've been focused a lot on candles today. I love them! I love the flickering. The soothing calm that comes when I focus on the small flame.

I light my blessed candles when those I love are traveling in bad weather. I light them when I'm depressed or lonely. When I'm praying. When I need peace. When I feel joy.

The candle-light lifts my heart and mind to the true Light of the world, Christ Himself.

And for today's Feast that is what I am pondering. What it means that the Light of the world was brought as a small Baby to the Temple for all of us.

Deo Gratias!