First, the mission of Jesus. He is the Messiah whose coming was anticipated and prophesized throughout the Hebrew Bible, also ...

So in the 4th century, they created a rival festival to mark Jesus' birth: Christmas. The Bible doesn't explicitly ... having been taken from the Dutch version of Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas.

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

It is the first day of the first month in the second year. The Tabernacle was reared up (40:17). The glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle (Ex. 40:35). And thou shalt put therein the Ark of the ...