Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Gelasius I, pope
- Albert of Louvain, bishop and martyr
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been celebrated in the Eastern Church since the 6th century A.D. and in monasteries in Italy since the 9th century A.D. In 1372 A.D. the feast has been instituted for the whole Church. The feast commemorates the event (traditional stories) that the three-year-old Mary was brought to the temple in Jerusalem where she grew up with other girls. This traditional story expresses that Mary lived her whole life in the presence of God and was prepared for the great task to become the mother of the Son of God. The feast is a symbol of her total dedication to serve God.
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