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  1. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Learn about the feast of Mary's presentation in the temple, which celebrates her dedication to God from childhood. Find out the history, theology and reflection of this mystery that is not in Scripture but in apocryphal literature.

  2. Presentation of Mary

    Presentation of Mary. The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known in the East as The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, is a liturgical feast celebrated on November 21 [1] by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and some Anglo-Catholic Churches. The feast is associated with an event recounted not in the New Testament, but in ...

  3. The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Because she was the first to say yes to the Messiah, the Church has declared her to be the Mother of the Church. The feast of the presentation of Mary dates back to the 6th century in the East and the 15th century in the West. It is based on an ancient tradition that says Mary was taken to the temple in Jerusalem when she was 3-years-old and ...

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    Liturgical Feasts 21 November. The Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple recalls - according to the apocryphal gospels, the day on which Mary, while still a child, was brought to the temple in Jerusalem to be offered to God. The Church wants to emphasize not so much the historical event in itself, of which ...

  5. The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary first made its way to the West through monasteries in Southern Italy in the ninth century; by the 11th century, it had spread to other locales but was by no means universally celebrated. Under the influence of a French nobleman, Philippe de Mazières, Pope Gregory XI began celebrating the ...

  6. Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in ...

  7. The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    It is an ancient tradition, that the Blessed Virgin Mary was thus solemnly offered to God in the temple in her infancy. This festival of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, or, as it is often called by the Greeks, the entrance of the Blessed Virgin into the Temple, is mentioned in the most ancient Greek Menologies extant.

  8. Presentation of the Virgin Mary

    Feast of the Annunciation. Presentation of the Virgin Mary, feast celebrated in the Roman Catholic and Eastern churches on November 21. It was held in the Eastern church in the 6th century but did not become widely accepted in the West until the 15th century. The pope St. Pius V (1566-72) suppressed it, but in 1585 Pope Sixtus V reestablished ...

  9. How Do We Know About the Presentation of Mary?

    The celebration of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary grew slowly over the years. On Nov. 21, 543, Emperor Justinian dedicated a church to Mary in the Temple area of Jerusalem. Many of ...

  10. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Preparing to Become the Mother

    On November 21, we commemorate the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple of Jerusalem. According to tradition, Our Lady was solemnly consecrated to God as an infant in the temple of the Lord. Mary's total offering of herself throughout her young life prepared her to become the Theotokos, the Mother of God. ...

  11. The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Nov 21, 2000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, the father and the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, presented her to God in the Temple, to live there and to belong to God forever, when she was three years, two months and thirteen days old. Saint Joachim and ...

  12. The Presentation of Mary

    The Presentation of Mary. November 21, 2023. Dr. Marc Tinsley. Trusting in God's plan of salvation, the Blessed Virgin Mary's parents brought her to the Temple of Jerusalem and dedicated her to God when she was just three years old. Mary's consecration at the Temple by her parents was in thanksgiving. When Joachim and Anne were still ...

  13. Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, FEAST of THE.—The Protoevangel of James, the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, the Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, and other apocryphal writings (Walker, "Apocryph. Gosp.", Edinburgh, 1873) relate that Mary, at the age of three, was brought by her parents to the Temple, in fulfilment of a vow, there to be ...

  14. Memorial of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary

    R. O Blessed Virgin Mary, you carried the Son of the eternal Father. "He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty." R. The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.

  15. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. also called the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. November 21. Scriptural Readings. Troparia. Festal Menaion. Irmoi. Catholic Readings. Mass.

  16. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven. Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever. Antiphon 2 You are the glory of Jerusalem, the joy of Israel; you are the fairest honor of our race. Antiphon 3 O Virgin Mary, how great your cause for joy; God found you worthy to bear Christ our Savior.

  17. Memorial of The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5. I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand. who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. I heard a sound from heaven. like the sound of rushing water or a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.

  18. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Image from Lawrence OP, Flickr November 21: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Memorial. Liturgical Color: White. Quote: And the child was three years old, and Joachim said: Invite the daughters of the Hebrews that are undefiled, and let them take each a lamp, and let them stand with the lamps burning, that the child may not turn back, and her heart be captivated from the temple of the ...

  19. Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Reading 1. 2 Mc 6:18-31. Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes, a man of advanced age and noble appearance, was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork. But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement, he spat out the meat, and went forward of his own accord to the instrument of torture, as people ought to do who have the courage to ...

  20. The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    2016. Today we celebrate the memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Church tradition holds that at a young age, Mary was presented to the Lord in the temple by her parents Joachim and Anna. It was there, in the temple, that Mary was dedicated to the Lord and made her vow of chastity. She lived and grew up in the temple until ...

  21. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Prayer for the Presentation of Mary. Heavenly Father, the Blessed Virgin Mary was dedicated to You by her parents when she was three. In the temple, she joined the girls who spent their days praying, reading Scripture, and serving the temple priests. Her holiness was very evident, and the high priest thought that You probably had great plans ...

  22. Presentation of Mary Catholic Church

    Located in Maplewood, MN, the Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been a center of Catholic faith and life since 1946. Our parish continues to be a vibrant place of worship, education, and outreach to the community. ... Presentation of Mary 1725 Kennard Street Maplewood, MN 55109 Tel: 651-777-8116 Fax: 651-777-8743 Office ...

  23. PDF CHAPEL AINTS N Y Boadwa Street THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

    The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, records that at the time of the Annunciation, Mary learned her relative Elizabeth was miraculously pregnant. Mary went to visit Elizabeth and greeted her. At this greeting the child leaped in Elizabeth's womb. Her child was John the Baptist. Elizabeth was filled with the ...

  24. Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Psalm 144:1, 2, 9-10. R. (1b) Blessed be the Lord, my Rock! Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war. R. Blessed be the Lord, my Rock! My mercy and my fortress, my stronghold, my deliverer, My shield, in whom I trust, who subdues my people under me.

  25. Gospel in Art: Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Gospel of 31 May 2024. Luke 1:39-56. Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, 'Of all women ...

  26. Mary Smith Obituary

    SMITH The Funeral will be held on Monday, November 2, 2009 with a Mass at 11:30 a.m. in the Presentation Convent Chapel, 99 Church Street, Leominster. Calling Hours will be at the Convent are on ...

  27. Roman Catholic Church Communities' Lands Act 1942 No 23

    The Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Trustees of The Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Editorial note— Proclamations pursuant to section 26 omitting the following bodies corporate from this Schedule have been published as follows: The Trustees of the Society of St. Gerard Majella (Gazette No 148 of 2.12.2005, p 9861)