Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
First, let's learn more about the Feast! This video re-enacts the following Scripture reading:
Let's learn about how this feast was marked by the Catholic Church over the years. Watch:
Learn some sweet Catholic traditions to incorporate into your own domestic church: your home where your children LIVE OUT their faith through your example. This video focuses on Candlemas, or The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which traditionally falls on February 2nd. The family in the video uses candlelight during the day, makes a family breakfast of Crepes, and blesses their household candles. You can also attend morning Mass on this day.
*Please note: any activities that utilize candle light must be adult supervised at home.
Activity: (This activity doesn't require that you turn in anything. Please leave a comment stating one thing you learned about The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, or Candlemas. You can comment below or in your Level 3 Google Classroom.)
Optional Family Activity: Gather the candles in your home and say blessing prayer with your family, perhaps during dinner.
To access a family prayer for Candlemas Day, click HERE.
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| Christie family crepes on Candlemas |
One fact about the Feast of the Presentation of the lord is that it celebrates Jesus after his birth and is one of the most ancient ceremonies.
ReplyDeleteI learned that on Candlemas through the light of candles it represents that Jesus is our light even when there is darkness.
ReplyDeleteCandles do more than give us light. They represent Jesus and the forty days from his birth.
ReplyDeletePeople use candles instead of lights on candlemas.
ReplyDeleteCandles are sometimes used in the daylight
ReplyDeleteRobert Gerkens- We celebrate candlemas to remind us that the light of Christ is among us.
ReplyDeleteCandlemas is the same day we celebrate the purification of the blessed virgin and the presentation of Christ and the temple.
ReplyDeleteI learned that candles act as a reminder that Christ is among us.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I learned is that people eat crapes on Candlemas.
ReplyDeleteI learned the meaning of Candlemas. Loudon Gentner
ReplyDeleteI learned that candles are used to show light in darkness and that Christ is among us. Teagan Peters
ReplyDeleteI learnt that the candles act like the light of hope
ReplyDeleteI learned that candles are lit as a special ceremony to show that Jesus is the light even in darkness.
ReplyDeleteCandles are lit to show that Jesus is the light even in the darkness.
ReplyDeleteI learned that the candles gave people hope.
ReplyDeleteI learned that candles are used to show the light the Jesus is to the world
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