Sunday, Feb. 2, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mass readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Hebrews ...

The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people know him for his famous painting, “The Light of the World,” where Jesus stands ...

Each year, on Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is observed, marking 40 days after Christmas. This day ...

THIS Sunday is the great Christian feast day of Candlemas. It is one of the oldest feasts of the church — we have an account of its celebration in Jerusalem in 380 — and yet these days it isn’t very ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

There is something about the mother-child bond that holds even after death. This fact makes it easier to consider all the ...

Sometimes it's in late April and everyone can get decked out in their Sunday best without bundling up under a bulky winter ...

Epiphany has come and gone. But this year, it struck me for the first time that the feast we celebrate is actually composed ...

And so we’re incredibly grateful to those who are in consecrated life for their daily witness, and for saying “yes” to the ...

Throughout the Mass this day, the prayers emphasize Simeon's words about Christ, the light of the nations.

Forty days after his birth (Feb. 2), the infant Jesus was presented at the Temple in Jerusalem, as prescribed by Jewish law ... theme of light permeates the Feast of the Presentation.

The occasion marked the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.