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DESCRIPTION:Sometimes known as the Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin\, 
 and also as Candlemas. In the Orthodox Church it has also been called the 
 Meeting of Christ with Simeon. Such a variety of names is ample testimony 
 to the wealth of spiritual meaning that generations of Christians have dis
 covered in this small incident.\nThe title “The Presentation” reminds 
 us of the Jewish law (Exodus 13:2\; 22:29) that every firstborn son had to
  be dedicated to God in memory of the Israelites’ deliverance from Egypt
 \, when the firstborn sons of the Egyptians died and those of Israel were 
 spared. When Mary placed her infant son into the arms of Simeon\, it was t
 he meeting of the Old and New Dispensations. The old sacrifices\, the burn
 t offerings and oblations\, were done away\; a new and perfect offering ha
 d come into the temple. God had provided himself a lamb for the burnt offe
 ring (Genesis 22:8)\, his only Son. The offering was to be made once for a
 ll on the cross. At every Eucharist\, those who are in Christ recall that 
 sinless offering and unite “themselves\, their souls and bodies” with 
 the self-oblation of their Lord and Savior. It is traditional that candles
  are blessed on this day\, for use throughout the rest of the year\, which
  is why the feast is also sometimes known as “Candlemas.”\n\n
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