The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

Candlelight: Christmas may seem like a distant memory but for some churchgoers Candlemas marks the end of the traditional 40 ...

February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Presentation of the Lord, Feb. 2, 2025.

January 12 Baptism of Lord Jesus ... February 2 Candlemas – Christian Christian celebration of the presentation of young Jesus in the temple to the aged Simeon. New beginnings are recognized. Candles ...

Groundhog Day predictions may not be 100 percent accurate, but the tradition of having a groundhog predict the weather remains a steadfast in Punxsutawney. Legend has it that if Punxsutawney Phil ...

Now, on 2 February, comes Candlemas. It is also known as the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Purification of St Mary the Virgin. That range of titles offers a lot of potential themes for ...

office that some think will blow up the bitcoin price. "God candle," Samson Mow, a bitcoin developer who leads the Jan3 bitcoin wallet company, posted to X and referring to a sudden spike in the ...

Bitcoin hit flash volatility on Jan. 20 at the start of the European trading session to hit an all-time high of $109,356 on Bitstamp. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price climbed from below $100,000 on Jan. 19 ...

It has long been a tradition to make pastries in the shape of larks on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas). These birds are known to symbolize the arrival of spring. In this way, ...

Indeed, even after the 12 days leading up to Epiphany and the final day of the Christmas season honoring the Lord’s baptism ... also known as Candlemas, is the last day in the calendar tied ...

Sunday, Jan. 19, is the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11. In this Sunday’s Gospel passage of the ...