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Hymns for Candlemas: the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Years A, B and C (2 February)

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Music Suggestions The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Liturgical music, official texts.

Behold, our Lord will come [ Roman Missal ]
Ecce Dominus noster [ Roman Missal ]
Ecce Dominus noster [ Graduale Romanum , p.539]
Ecce Dominus noster [ Gregorian Missal , p.607]
Ecce Dominus noster [ Graduale simplex , p.259]
The Lord will come [ Simple Choral Gradual , p.265 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Behold, our Lord will come [ English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.180, with Psalm 95[94] / Liturgical Press]
Behold, our Lord will come [ Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #451 / Illuminare Publications]
Ecce Dominus noster [ Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #452 / Illuminare Publications]
The Lord our God will come [ By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.191 / Liturgical Press]
A light for revelation [ Roman Missal ]
Lumen ad revelationem [ Roman Missal ]
Lumen ad revelationem [ Graduale Romanum , p.540]
Lumen ad revelationem [ Gregorian Missal , p.608]
Lumen ad revelationem [ Graduale simplex , p.259]
Lumen ad revelationem gentium (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Christopher Upton)
Adorna, Sion, thalamum (Charles H. Giffen)
Adorna thalamum tuum (Giovanni Matteo Asola, William Byrd)
Responsum accepit [ Graduale Romanum , p.541]
Responsum accepit [ Gregorian Missal , p.610]
Responsum accepit Simeon (William Byrd)
Obtulerunt pro eo [ Graduale Romanum , p.542]
Obtulerunt pro eo [ Gregorian Missal , p.611]
Christ is the light of the nations [ Simple Choral Gradual , p.265 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
A light for revelation [ Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year , p.97 / Mode 8 (Columba Kelly OSB) OCP]
Behold, our Lord will come [ Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.772-774 / Ignatius Press]
A light of revelation [ Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 2 versions, pp.775-776 / Ignatius Press]
Sion, adorn your bridal chamber [ Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 2 versions, pp.777-778 / Ignatius Press]
A light for revelation [ English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.181 / Liturgical Press]
A light for revelation [ Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #454, with Luke 1 / Illuminare Publications]
Christ is the light of the nations [ By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.191, with Luke 2 / Liturgical Press]
They brought him up to Jerusalem [ By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.192, with Psalm 24 / Liturgical Press]
Suscepimus Deus [ Graduale Romanum , p.543]
Suscepimus Deus [ Gregorian Missal , p.492]
Suscepimus Deus [ Graduale simplex , p.261]
Suscepimus Deus (William Byrd)
Ecce advenit [ Graduale Romanum , p.56]
Ecce advenit [ Gregorian Missal , p.217]
Ecce advenit dominator Dominus (William Byrd)
We have received your mercy [ Simple English Propers , p.352 (Adam Bartlett)]
Behold, the Sovereign Lord [ Simple English Propers , p.353 (Adam Bartlett)]
Within your temple [ Simple Choral Gradual , p.266 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Your merciful love, O God [ Lumen Christi Missal , p.961 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
Your merciful love, O God [ Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year , p.98 / Mode 1 (Columba Kelly OSB) OCP]
Your merciful love, O God [ Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.779-781 / Ignatius Press]
Your merciful love, O God [ English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.182, with Psalm 48[47] / Liturgical Press]
Your merciful love, O God [ Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #345, with Psalm 48 / Illuminare Publications]
Within your temple [ By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.193, with Psalm 48 / Liturgical Press]
Your merciful love, O God [ Mass Propers for Solemnities and Feasts I (Penkala) p.1, with Psalm 104]
Within Your Temple [tune: Winchester New] from Introit Hymns 74 (Christoph Tietze)
Suscepimus Deus [ Graduale Romanum , p.360]
Suscepimus Deus [ Gregorian Missal , p.582]
Opera mea regi [ Graduale simplex , p.324]
Alleluia, on the holy mount [ By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.194, with Psalm 87 / Liturgical Press]
Chabanel Psalmody
Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
Senex puerum [ Graduale Romanum , p.544]
Senex puerum [ Gregorian Missal , p.612]
Senex puerum portabat (William Byrd, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Fundamenta eius [ Graduale simplex , p.263]
Fundamenta eius [ Graduale simplex , p.264]
Alleluia, on the holy mount [ By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.195. with Psalm 87 / Liturgical Press]
Diffusa est gratia [ Graduale Romanum , p.421]
Diffusa est gratia [ Gregorian Missal , p.613]
Diffusa est gratia. [ Graduale simplex , p.264]
Diffusa est gratia (William Byrd, Giovanni Maria Nanino, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Johannes Nepomuk Skraup, Francisco Valls)
Grace has been poured out [ Simple English Propers , p.354 (Adam Bartlett)]
Graciousness is poured upon your lips [ Simple Choral Gradual , p.267 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Graciousness is poured upon your lips [ Lumen Christi Missal , p.961 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
Grace is poured out upon your lips [ Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.782-784 / Ignatius Press]
Graciousness is poured upon your lips [ Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #346, with Psalm 45 / Illuminare Publications]
Grace is poured upon your lips [ By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.195, with Psalm 45 / Liturgical Press]
Grace is poured out upon your lips [ Mass Propers for Solemnities and Feasts I (Penkala) p.4, with Psalm 72]
Responsum accepit Simeona [ Graduale Romanum , p.544]
Responsum accepit Simeona [ Gregorian Missal , p.614]
Responsum accepit Simeona [ Graduale simplex , p.265]
Responsum accepit Simeona [ Communio , p.234 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Simeon had received [ Simple English Propers , p.355 (Adam Bartlett)]
Simeon had received [ Choral Communio , p.196 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
With my own eyes I have seen [ Simple Choral Gradual , p.268 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
My eyes have seen your salvation [ Lumen Christi Missal , p.961 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
Simeon would not die before he had seen the Messiah Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)
My eyes have seen your salvation [ Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year , p.98 / Mode 8 (Columba Kelly OSB) OCP]
My eyes have seen your salvation [ Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.785-787 / Ignatius Press]
My eyes have seen your salvation [ English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.183, with Psalm 48[47] / Liturgical Press]
My eyes have seen your salvation [ Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #347, with Psalm 48 / Illuminare Publications]
Simeon received the child [ By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.196, with Luke 2 / Liturgical Press]
My eyes have seen your salvation [ Mass Propers for Solemnities and Feasts I (Penkala) p.7, with Psalm 23]
Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)
Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
Modal Mass (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)

Other liturgical music

Canticles of Evening (Robert Dorum)
May Christ Be Our Life from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala)
Now, Master, You Can Dismiss Your Servant (Canticle of Simeon) [Hymns, Psalms and Spiritual Canticles #513]
Nunc dimittis (Canticle of Simeon) [Hymns, Psalms and Spiritual Canticles #514]
Universal Music for Morning Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Universal Music for Evening Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Before All Creation (CH #653)
Blest Are the Pure in Heart (CBW #719, CH #450, HH #257, HPSC #123, ICEL #182, CHB #208, EH #418, VII #320)
Canticle of Simeon (CBW #728)
Christ Is the World's Light (CBW #543, HPSC #130, WIII #543, CD #897, EH #258)
God of Mercy, God of Grace (HPSC #169, CH #636, VII #212)
Hail to the Lord Who Comes (WIII #692, ICEL #37, CHB #44, HH #258)
How Brightly Beams the Morning Star (CD #815, WIII #390, HH #55, CH #214, CHB #45, EH #329)
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (PMB #118, WIII #512, ICEL #233, HH #193, CH #566, CHB #225, SMH #578, EH #301, LCH #88)
In His Temple Now Behold Him (ICEL #38, HPSC #196, HH #259, SMH #580)
Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates! (AH #485, HH #19, HPSC #211, ICEL #7, WIII #363, SMH #615, EH #484, VII #211, LCH #6)
Lord, Bid Your Servant Go in Peace (WIII #691, CH #439)
O Christ, the World's Salvation (Dennis DiPaolo)
O Lord of Light, by Love Inclined (CD #819)
O Lord of Light, Who Made the Stars (PMB #3)
O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright (HPSC #256, SMH #677)
O Word of God Incarnate (CH #657, SMH #688, EH #402)
Of the Father's Love Begotten (AH #331, CBW #470, CH #220, HH #44, HPSC #269, ICEL #25, WIII #398, CHB #28, SMH #691, EH #20, VII #332)
On Walls around Jerusalem from Hymns for the Liturgical Year (Kathleen Pluth)
Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens, Adore Him (WIII #529, ICEL #243, HPSC #282, PMB #662, CBW #656, CH #573, CHB #259, LCH #83, SMH #718)
Thanks Be to God (WIII #526, CBW #678)
The Lord Is King! Lift up Your Voice (CH #517, HPSC #326, CBW #422)
The Only Son from Heaven (HH #51, CD #817)

Choral Music

A Marian Triptych (Leo Nestor)
Alma redemptoris mater (Stephen McManus)
Alma redemptoris mater (Palestrina/Angelini)
And He Shall Purify from Messiah (G.F. Handel)
Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning (Larkin)
Christ the Glory (Lallouette) [GIA Publications]
Gaudete, gaudete (Colin Brumby)
Great Is the Lord (Leo Sowerby) [H.W. Gray]
Haec Deum cæli (Jacob Obrecht)
Hodie Beata Virgo (Jacques Arcadelt, William Byrd, Fabio Costantini, Claudio Merulo, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Peter Philips, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)
I Have Rejoiced (Antonio Vivaldi) [Augsburg]
I Was Glad (William Boyce) [Novello]
I Was Glad (C. Hubert Parry) [Novello]
I Was Glad (Daniel Pinkham) [AMP]
I Was Glad (Henry Purcell) [Novello]
I Was Glad; (Leo Sowerby) [H.W. Gray]
In the Breaking of the Bread (Austin Lovelace)
Jesus, Sun of Life, My Splendor (G.F. Handel)
King of Glory (Robert Powell) [GIA Publications]
Laetatus sum (M.A. Charpentier) [Concordia]
Laetatus sum (Claudio Monteverdi) [Mark Foster]
Laudate pueri Dominum (G.S. Geiger)
Lift Up Your Heads (Rev. Brian K. Muzas)
Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates from Messiah (G.F. Handel)
Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates (John Blow) [Novello]
Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates (William Croft) [Abingdon]
Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates (Orlando Gibbons) [Oxford]
Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates (Andreas Hammerschmidt) [Presser]
Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates (Healey Willan) [Concordia]
Lord of Life and King of Glory (Grancini) [GIA Publications]
Media vita (John Sheppard)
Mirabile misterium! (David Barton)
Ne timeas Maria (Tomas Luis de Victoria) [Broude]
Nunc dimittis Music from Taizé (Jacques Berthier) [GIA Publications]
Nunc dimittis (Sumison)
Nunc dimittis (Thomas Tomkins) [Presser]
O Splendor of God's Glory Bright (John Reese)
O Thou That Tellest from Messiah (G.F. Handel)
Of the Father's Love Begotten (Michael Cox)
Of the Father's Love Begotten (Andrew Motyka)
Presentation of Christ in the Temple (John Eccard) [Novello]
Reges Tharsis (Adam Taylor)
Song of Simeon (Claude Goudimel) [Presser]
Te Deum laudamus (Calvert Shenk)
The Glory of the Father (Egil Hovland)
The Lord Is King (Heinrich Schütz)
The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation (Eugene Englert) [GIA Publications]
The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation (Heinrich Schütz)) [Belwin]
Videte miraculum (Thomas Tallis)
When to the Temple Mary Went (Johannes Eccard)

Vocal Music:

Ad offertorium (Wesley /Schwarz)
But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming from Messiah (G.F. Handel)

Organ Music

Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (J.G. Walther)
Chaconne for Violin/Flute, Cello, and Organ (André Campra / arr. Gary D. Penkala)
Divinum mysterium (Richard Purvis) [Leeds Music Corp]
Divinum mysterium (Dorothy Howell Sheets) [Organist's Companion, November 1992]
Fanfare (Jean Mouret)
Fantasia and Fugue in g minor (J.S. Bach)
Four Preludes on Chant Hymns (Mark Siebert)
God of Grace and God of Glory (Paul Manz)
How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (Jan Bender) [Parish Organist, Part 9: Wedding Music - Concordia]
How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for the Christmas Season, Set III - Morning Star Music Publ 10-102]
How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (Flor Peeters) [Thirty Chorale Preludes, Book 1 - Peters 6023]
How Lovely Shines the Morning Star (Max Reger) [Chorale Preludes for the Church Year - Carl Fischer]
Immortal, Invisible (Harold Rohlig) [Parish Organist XII - Concordia]
Lift Up Your Heads (Ewald Weiss) [Parish Organist XII - Concordia]
Maestoso: Five Processionals (Calvert Shenk)
Music for a Festive Occasion (Tim Knight)
Of the Father's Love Begotten (Wilbur Held) [Six Carol Settings - Concordia 97-4985]
Of the Father's Love Begotten (David N. Johnson) [Augsburg 11-841]
Prelude and Postlude on Jesu Redemptor omnium (Jonathan Hellerman)
Psalm XIX (Benedetto Marcello)
Suite for Worship on Truro and Duke Street (G. Winston Cassler) [Organist's Companion, April 1985]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Andreas Amrsdorff) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (J.C. Bach) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (J.S. Bach) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern from Five Chorale Preludes (Colin Brumby)
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Dieterich Buxtehude) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Victor Klauss) [Organist's Companion, November 1989] [Organist's Companion, November 1997]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Johann Pachelbel) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Flor Peeters) [Thirty Chorale Preludes]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980] [Joyce Jones Christmas Collection - Bradley Publ]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Stephen Rohde) [Organist's Companion, December 1985]
Wie schön leuchet der Morgenstern (Russell Schulz-Widmar) [Organist's Companion, December 1980]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

This feast of the Presentation of the Lord was earlier known by other titles: The Purification of the Blessed Virgin, Candlemas, and in the Greek Church, Hypapante , meaning "meeting," which is alluded to in the Roman Rite in the Greeting the celebrant uses before blessing the candles. The commemoration of this event can be traced back as far as the fourth century, where the ritually-important fortieth day after Christ's birth was celebrated with a procession and Mass. Candles are traditionally blessed before Mass in a place apart from the nave, recalling the Gospel text of Simeon's canticle: "A light for revelation to the Gentiles." A solemn procession then enters the church, all bearing candles, as the "Light of Christ" comes to his temple. Music plays a vital role in this blessing and procession. Look for settings of the antiphons, or adapt known music to fit the proper texts given above. The procession should be accompanied by the Nunc dimittis with its antiphon, perhaps extended with verses of Psalms 24, 27 and 48. A festive Gloria should ring out in the church, and other music, choral and congregational, should explore the themes of light, splendor and glory.

Song Ideas for The Presentation of the Lord, 2/2/2020

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Entrance Antiphon: (Psalm 48(47): 10–11) “Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with saving justice.”

Gospel Acclamation: (Luke 2:32) “A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people, Israel. ”

Communion Antiphon: (Luke 2:30–31) “My eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples.”

A Rightful Place by Steve Angrisano (spiritandsong) from the CD A New Day listen on YouTube “Shattering the darkness of night, a new dawn is rising to bring your light to all the world.” (Closing Song)

All the Ends of the Earth by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Word for Word and found in the collection More Voices As One vol. 1 (Closing)

Alive Again by Ingram/Maher (Capitol CMG/Essential Music/Spirit Music/CCLI) from the CD All the People Said Amen “You shattered my darkness, washed away my blindness…” (Closing)

Awake, O Sleeper by Ike Ndolo (spiritandsong) from the CD We are Beggars “In the darkest times of life when our lights refuse to shine, you are there.” (Preparation / Closing)

Christ In Me, Arise by Trevor Thomson (spiritandsong) from the CD Christ In Me, Arise listen on YouTube “Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.” (Song of Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

* God So Loved the World by Paul Tate (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 and the CD Let All Creation Sing! “God sent a holy light into the world…” (Preparation / Communion)

Great are You, Lord by Leonard/Ingram/Jordan (Capitol CMG/Essential Music/CCLI) “You bring light to the darkness…” (Gathering / Preparation / Closing Song)

* Here I Am to Worship by Tim Hughes (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Strong In Faith “Light of the world you stepped down into darkness…” (Gathering / Preparation)

How Great is Our God by Tomlin/Reeves/Cash (Capitol CMG/Music Services/CCLI) “The splendor of the king robed in majesty, let all the earth rejoice…he wraps himself in light and darkness tries to hide…” (use anywhere except Psalm)

I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me) by Steve Angrisano and Tom Booth (spiritandsong) “I am the Bread of Life…Truth and Light…I Am Who AM…” (Communion)

I Am Yours (Consume Me, Completely) by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from CD In Shadow and In Light and the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 “Let your light shine, let it shine in my heart…let me be your light in this world.” (Communion)

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Hymns and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 “I am this dark world’s light…” (Preparation / Communion)

* I Received the Living God by Brett Ballard (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Celebrate the Feast “Jesus said, “I am the light shining for eternity; Go and be the light of life Shining for the world to see.” (Communion)

Jesus, Messiah by Reeves/Carson/Cash/Tomlin (Capitol CMG/Music Services/CCLI) “He became sin who knew no sin, that we might become his righteousness…All glory to you, God, the Light of the World.” (Use anywhere except Psalm)

King of Glory by Avery/Carr/Powell/Lee/Anderson (Brentwood Benson/Koblat Music Pub./CCLI) “Who is this King of Glory?” (Preparation / Communion Meditation)

Look to the One by Ed Bolduc (WLP/GIA) from the CD We are Faithful and found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 “He will be our light, he will turn the night into day.” (Gathering / Preparation / Closing)

Love Has Come by Matt Maher (spiritandsong.com) from the CD The End and the Beginning (Gathering / Preparation)

Oh Our Lord by Leonard/Jordan/Baloche (Capitol CMG/Integrity/CCLI) “We behold the breaking dawn…O your name is a light in the darkness.” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song)

* Reason to Live by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD We are Faithful and found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 “I will serve the Lord. He will be my passion…” (Communion)

Shine On Us by Michael W. Smith (Capitol CMG/Sony ATV/CCLI) “Lord, let the light, light of your face shine on us…to find our way in the darkest night.” (Communion Meditation)

Shine the Light by WAL (WLP) from the CD Always and Everywhere and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 “Shine the light, shine his light, to all the nations, be the love, be his love that won us salvation.” (Closing Song)

Shine Through Us by Danielle Rose (WLP) – from the CD I Thirst and found in the collection More Voices As One vol. 1 (Communion Meditation)

Song of Simeon by Janét Sullivan Whitaker (OCP) (Gathering)

Take My Life by Tomlin et al (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “Take my life and let it be consecrated all to thee.” (Song of Preparation / Communion)

You are the Light by Ed Bolduc (WLP) as recorded by Cliff Petty on the CD Touch Jesus and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 (Preparation / Closing)

* Your Love, O Lord by Avery/ Carr /Powell/Lee/Anderson (Brentwood-Benson/Kobalt Music/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the CD Father We Thank Thee “ Your Love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness stretches to the sky, your justice flows like the ocean’s tide.” (Gathering / Preparation)

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Prelude Music Blog

Hymns to connect with the presentation of our lord.

by Omaldo Perez

For the imaginatively inclined, the church calendar provides endless opportunities to delve into stories creatively. The upcoming Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord (February 2), falling precisely forty days after Christmas, is no exception. As a pedagogical strategy, projecting ourselves into the story gives us a chance to playfully engage with the material, increasing the likelihood of making unexpected connections. Moreover, full immersion in the biblical narratives seems to be the starting point for many of our hymns, making our hymnody fertile ground for meditation or personal devotion.

For example, as we read the episode in the second chapter of Luke, we come to the Temple with Mary and Joseph not only for duty’s sake (complying with the prescribed rituals of the day) but recognizing that without providential grace, life could easily get out control. So, at the Temple we join the holy family in giving God God’s due: while Mary and Joseph give thanks for the gift of Jesus, Mary’s firstborn, we offer thanks for Christ, the second Adam. Jaroslav Vajda’s poem, “Where Shepherd Lately Knelt” (ACS 909), makes us witnesses to the scene. “I come in half belief, a pilgrim strangely stirred,” it says, and almost demurely pronounces the self-reflective realization, “But there is room and welcome there for me.”

Reading further, we sing with Simeon the Nunc dimittis (Luke 2:29-32). Simeon was the first, or so tradition holds, to embrace death joyfully. The hymn, “Lord Dismiss Us with Your Blessing” (ELW 546), echoes Simeon’s sentiment. The popular sending hymn now opens itself up as a meditation on mortality. Its third stanza tackles the fear of death and addresses our existential condition directly: “Savior, when your love shall call us from our struggling pilgrim way, let no fear of death appall us, glad your summons to obey. May we ever reign with you in endless day.”

Finally, we join Anna the prophet, the old widow who fasted and prayed in the temple all the time. With her, we share the good news of the child who is the light for revelation to the Gentiles. With Anna, our witness erupts into doxology as we sing the first stanza of ELW 417, “In his temple now behold him, see the long expected Lord!”

As we continue singing ELW 417, even more surprising still is the reversal we discover in stanza three. We realize that in the presentation of Jesus, it is we who are being readied to be given back to God: “Jesus, by your presentation, when they blessed you weak and poor, make us see your great salvation, seal us with your promise sure, and present us, in your glory, to your Father, cleansed and pure.” After making this connection, the words of ELW 692, “We Are an Offering,” sound impossibly more expansive: “All that we have, all that we are, all that we hope to be, we give to you.”

Thanks be to God for the gift of salvation in Christ Jesus! Amen.

Posted on Jan 24, 2023 9:00:00 AM Filed Under: Hymnody ,

Written by Omaldo Perez

Omaldo Perez has served in Lutheran congregations across the US and is the Director of Worship and Music at Grace Lutheran Church in La Grange, IL.

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The Feast of the Presentation

According to the Church’s liturgical calendar, the feast held on Feb. 2 each year is in honor of the Presentation of the Lord. Some Catholics recall this day as the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary because such was the feast day named until the 1969 changes in the Church’s calendar.

In fact, according to Luke’s Gospel, the presentation of Jesus and the purification of the Blessed Mother took place in the Temple on the same day, and both are remembered during Mass on Feb. 2. Also, in several countries, Candlemas is simultaneously celebrated on this day and involves a candlelight procession that was popularized in the Middle Ages. Until the Second Vatican Council the feasts on Feb. 2 ended the Christmas season. Today, the season ends in January on the feast of the Baptism of our Lord.

As early as the fourth century Christians commemorated the presentation of Jesus in the Temple, but, at the time, there was no feast name attached. In seventh-century Rome, the Church named the celebration the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mother Mary, and it remained that way for nearly 1,300 years. In the reforms after Vatican II, the feast was given a stronger focus on Jesus (by stressing the Presentation of Jesus), but clearly the events of purification and presentation that took place when Jesus was 40 days old (see Lk 2:22-39) are tied together and thus commemorated together.

Purification and Presentation

Under Mosaic law found in the Old Testament Book of Leviticus, a Jewish woman who gave birth to a child was considered unclean (see 12:1-8). The mother of a newborn could not routinely go out into public and had to avoid all things sacred, including the Temple. If her child was a male, this exclusion lasted for 40 days. If the child was female, the period lasted 80 days. This was a ceremonial seclusion and not the result of sin or some kind of wrongdoing on the part of the mother.

At the end of the 40 or 80 days the woman presented herself at the Temple to be purified. If the baby was her firstborn male child, the infant was brought along to the Temple to be dedicated to the Lord. The law in Exodus specifies that the first male child belongs to God (see 13:2-16). This law is a tribute to God for His sparing the firstborn Israelite males during the time of the Exodus from Egypt. The firstborn Egyptian male children, of course, were not spared.

The mother’s purification ritual obliged her to bring, or purchase at the Temple, a lamb and a turtledove as sacrificial offerings. The lamb was offered in thanksgiving to God for the successful birth of the child; the turtledove was a sin offering. Families that could not afford a lamb could bring two pigeons or two turtledoves. After these animals were sacrificed, the Temple priest prayed over the woman and she could once again resume her normal role or status.

Mary, the ever spotless Mother of God, certainly did not have to comply with this ritual, but did so to honor God and observe all the rules handed down by Moses. She was the holiest of all women, but she still submitted to the humbling requirements of the law. She remained at home for 40 days, denied herself all association with sacred things and on the day required walked the five miles from Bethlehem to the Temple in Jerusalem. Arriving at the Temple, Mary likely stood in line and waited her turn to see the priest.

Nunc Dimittis

In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus, Mary and Joseph go to the Temple offering two turtledoves for Mary’s purification. Along with Mary’s willing submission, Jesus is presented into the hands of the priest and thus to God. In accordance with the Old Testament, the child was blessed and then bought or ransomed back by the family who would pay five shekels into the Temple treasury. The Savior of the world is ransomed in the manner of every other Hebrew boy. “When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord’”(Lk 2:22-24; see Nm 18:15-16).

The Gospel of Luke explains that the old prophet Simeon and the prophetess Anna were at the Temple that day (see 2:22-38). They, like many others, had spent their lifetime waiting, longing for a Messiah, and the Holy Spirit had revealed to Simeon that he would not die until he had seen the Savior. Among all the children and mothers coming into the Temple, Simeon recognized Jesus as the Christ Child; he held Jesus and exclaimed this hymn of thanksgiving, “Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in sight of all the peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel” (2:29-32). The hymn has traditionally been termed the Nunc Dimittis , from the Latin, “ Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace .”

Like Mary, Jesus the Divine Son of God did not have to undergo these rituals, but His parents willingly complied in order to pay tribute to Jewish laws, to avoid any possible scandal and in so doing demonstrated profound humility. They acquiesced to the law like all poor Jewish families.

The Holy Family must have experienced great joy, even wonder at all that had happened to them. Consider the events of the previous weeks. First, the shepherds miraculously arrived to adore and praise Jesus on the night He was born. And now, Simeon, another stranger, singles out Jesus as the Savior, not only of Israel but of the world. Someday all the other children being presented will know Jesus as their Savior. But here in the Temple there is also pain. The old prophet, moved by the Holy Spirit, tells Mary that she will experience unspeakable grief because of the outrageous way the world would judge and treat her Son. But Mary remained always committed to God’s will and to her Son.

Feb. 2 is on the liturgical calendar as the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, but in addition to the presentation, the Mass recalls Mary’s humble submission to the purification ritual.

D.D. Emmons writes from O’Fallon, Ill.

The Presentation of the Lord [Year A, B, C]

The Presentation of the Lord occurs on 2nd February and replaces the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time when it falls on a Sunday.

Psalm 23:7–10 r. 8 Who is the king of glory? It is the Lord.

Listen below: The Presentation of the Lord ~ Responsorial Psalm

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Hi CJM, Thank you for a wonderful setting of the Psalm for the Presentation of the Lord. it went down really well with the parish. Do you by chance have asetting for the 5th Sunday of year A Psalm 111. Could I also be cheeky and ask if you have a setting of the Psalm for Ash Wednesday? Psalm 50 Response: Have Mercy on us, O Lord, for we have sinned. I know it is a little early but I am hoping to use it in school. Thank you so much for your beautiful psalm tunes. Take Care Peter Benson (Liverpool)

Hi Peter, Thanks as ever for you really positive feedback on the Psalms. The settings for Ash Wednesday and Lent will be on our website in the next week or two, so you’ll have them in plenty of time. God bless.

5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Yr A, Psalm 111 is here, by the way: https://www.cjmmusic.com/psalms/5th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a

Thank you so much for such a beautiful setting of the Psalm for the Presentation of the Lord. This version went down so well with the Paridh. Our Parish Priest was I awe when he heard the a Psalm. My grand daughter discovered your web site and loves your settings. (Trinidad)

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Music for the Presentation of the Lord Year A 1st/2nd February 2020

Entrance: Praise To You O Christ (Farrell) AOV 1/28

Who is the king of glory? It is the Lord!

Gifts: Blessed be Our God (McKenna) AOV NG 13

Communion: Bread of Life (Farrell) AOV 1/164

Thanksgiving: Come to Set Us Free (Farrell) AOV 1/39

Recessional: Christ Be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3

7 Responses to Music for the Presentation of the Lord Year A 1st/2nd February 2020

Entrance: Long-Awaited Holy One [Dufner / NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND] Responsorial Psalm + Gospel Acclamation: Alstott Gifts: In His Temple Now Behold Him [Pye / LAUDA ANIMA] Mass Setting: Mass of St. Francis [Taylor] Communion: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence [Moultrie / PICARDY] Recessional: Now Let Your Servant Go in Peace [Duck / CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM]

We would like to buy the music for come on down lord Jesus song could not get to that at all could you help please would like information on getting other songs do you have a book

G’Day Joyce

Do you mean “The Whole World is Waiting for Love” aka “Come Down Lord Jesus”? If so I blogged it here: https://www.sixmaddens.org/?p=2401

OCP sell it here: https://www.ocp.org/en-us/songs/1045/the-whole-world-is-waiting-for-love

They have a preview of the sheet music here: http://cdn.ocp.org/shared/pdf/preview/22514z4.pdf

If it isn’t that one, do you know the songwriter? There is a Tennessee Ernie Ford song called “Come On Down lord Jesus” but I have no idea how to get the music for that. Mary at Godsongs is the best hymn detective on the internet if you are struggling. https://www.godsongs.net/p/home.html

I love a challenge 🙂

Here’s a write-up of the song by Tenessee Ernie Ford, though I suspect it’s not what Joyce was looking for:

https://www.godsongs.net/2020/02/come-on-down-lord-jesus-storehouse-is.html

There are lots of songs with titles like “Come Lord Jesus” and because it’s such a common phrase it’s really, really hard to distinguish between them.

Wow. Many thanks, Mary.

School Parish…

Gathering: Lord, Bid Your Servant Go in Peace (Quinn; MORNING SONG) Melodic Gloria (Chepponis) Psalm: Who Is the King of Glory (Guimont) Alleluia: Mass of Remembrance (Haugen) Gifts: Sing Out, Earth and Skies (Haugen) Eucharistic Mass Parts: Belmont Mass (Walker) Communion: In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd) Meditation: Table of Plenty (Schutte) Closing: They’ll Know We Are Christians (Scholtes)

My own parish… Gathering: The King of Glory (Jabusch) Mass Parts: Mass of Redemption (Janco) Psalm: Who Is the King of Glory (Proulx) Gifts: Christ, Be Our Light (Farrell) Communion: The Lord Is My Light (Walker) Thy Word (Grant/Smith) Closing: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (van Dyke; HYMN TO JOY)

opening: Come, Christians, Join to Sing (Bateman; madrid) candles: In His Temple Now Behold Him (Pye; westminster abbey) offertory: Blest are They (Haas) communion: The Lord is my Light (Walker), Of the Father’s Love Begotten (divinum mysterium) closing: Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens (hymn to joy)

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Malachi 3:1-4

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The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass (1998 USA Edition). At Felix Just S.J.'s The Roman Catholic Lectionary For Mass - a site featuring comprehensive tables of editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
Lectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary: BCP - RCL .
Presentation/Circumcision of Jesus
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Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives , Presentation of the Lord, 2014. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. ( Español )
The Preacher's Study , Presentation of the Lord, Juan Oliver, Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission, 2014.
"The Eternal Now in his loving arms," Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure , 2014.
Preaching Tip of the Week , Bob Eldan, preachingtip , 2014.
10 Minute Worship Blog , Presentation of the Lord, Dan Bollerud, 10 minute commuter mp3 worship, 2012.
Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary , Presentation, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Presentation, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
Feast of the Presentation/Candlemas , Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook , 2009.
Göttinger Predigten im Internet : Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors, 2009.
Sermon , Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 2004.
"The Lord in Our Midst," Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National Catholic Weekly , 2003.

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Lector's Notes , Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
The Presentation of Our Lord / Candlemas , Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
"Liturgy: prayer reflection" , (Common Worship, CofE) Candlemas/Presentation, reflections on the collect at the Eucharist, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
Prayers and Musical Ideas , Presentation of the Lord, 2014. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. ( Español )
Prayers of the People , Presentation, Lowell Grisham, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2014.
Introductions to lectionary readings for readers, Proper 3A. Chris Haslam, Diocese of Montreal.
Lectionary Hymns , Presentation of the Lord, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
The Psalmistry : All Psalms Music: original Christian sheet music, lyrics, guitar chords, midi, mp3 files for all 150 Psalms. See Terms of Use .
Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions , CanticaNova Publications.
Hymns of the Spirit Three , Candlemas/Presentation, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity , Presentation, at word-sunday.com: A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding.

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Feast of the Presentation of the Lord: Almighty ever-living God, we humbly implore your majesty that, just as your Only Begotten Son was presented on this day in the Temple in the substance of our flesh, so, by your grace, we may be presented to you with minds made pure. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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Simeon’s prophecy also announces that Christ will be ‘ a sign of contradiction’ . St Cyril of Alexandria, in one of his homilies, interpreted the words ‘sign of contradiction’ like a noble cross, as St Paul wrote to the Corinthians ‘a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles’ (1 Cor 1:23) […] It is a sign of contradiction in the sense that those who loose appear as foolish while in those who recognize its power [the cross] reveals salvation and life’ (cf. PG 77, 1044-1049). —Excerpted from Congregation for the Clergy

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Music for The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple

Of the Father’s heart begotten – Text: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348-413); tr. R. F. Davis (1866-1937) / Music: melody from Piae Cantiones 1582; arr. Sir David Willcocks (1919-2015)

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This hymn was taken from the Hymnus omnis horae by the early Spanish writer Auelius Clemens Prudentius. Born to eminent Spanish parents in 348, Prudentius practised as a lawyer and judge, and later in life was made chief bodyguard of the Emperor Honorius. He seems to have had a ‘Damascus moment’ at this point and devoted the remainder of his life to the service of God, spending his time in religious devotion and in the writing of sacred poems and hymns. Parts of this poem were employed in the rites of York and Hereford at Compline. It does not appear to have been adopted into the cycle of Latin hymns until quite late, and there is no trace of it in Anglo-Saxon hymnals before the 11 th century. A selection of stanzas is used in modern hymnals.

The tune Divinum Mysterium, one of the most beautiful plainsong melodies in existence, is found in various forms with the Latin hymn Divinum mysterium . Several European manuscripts from the 10 th to the 15 th century contain it. The melody also appeared in Piae Cantiones 1582. The version sung in this recording by the choir of Ely Cathedral is the metrical one found in the New English Hymnal at number 33, arranged by the editors and further adapted by the late Sir David Willcocks, with a translation by R. F. Davis. In Common Praise at number 132 is the plainsong melody more closely resembling the original, with the translation by John Mason Neale.

Of the Father’s heart begotten, Ere the world from chaos rose, He is Alpha: from that Fountain All that is and hath been flows; He is Omega, of all things Yet to come the mystic Close, Evermore and evermore.

By his word was all created; He commanded and ’twas done; Earth and sky and boundless ocean, Universe of three in one, All that sees the moon’s soft radiance, All that breathes beneath the sun, Evermore and evermore.

He assumed this mortal body, Frail and feeble, doomed to die, That the race from dust created Might not perish utterly, Which the dreadful Law had sentenced In the depths of hell to lie, Evermore and evermore.

O how blest that wondrous birthday, When the Maid the curse retrieved, Brought to birth mankind’s salvation, By the Holy Ghost conceived; And the Babe, the world’s Redeemer, In her loving arms received, Evermore and evermore.

This is he, whom seer and sibyl Sang in ages long gone by; This is he of old revealèd In the page of prophecy; Lo! he comes, the promised Saviour; let the world his praises cry! Evermore and evermore.

Sing, ye heights of heaven, his praises; Angels and Archangels, sing! Wheresoe’er ye be, ye faithful, Let your joyous anthems ring, Every tongue his name confessing, Countless voices answering, Evermore and evermore.

Nunc dimittis (Collegium regale) – Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

It was fateful that Herbert Howells should have found himself in Cambridge during the Second World War in order to stand in for the recently appointed St John’s College organist Robin Orr, who was on active service in RAF intelligence. Having contributed little of any significance to Anglican liturgical music for two decades, Howells found the renewed experience of choral services – one he had formerly known at the cathedrals of Gloucester and Salisbury – highly amenable and invigorating. Thanks additionally to the stimulus of Dean Milner White, one of the Anglican church’s great liturgical innovators, he was persuaded to write his only full setting of the Morning and Evening Canticles for King’s College, Cambridge (‘Collegium Regale’) in 1944 and, with this, began the outpouring of anthems and service music that effectively established his reputation as a composer of church music and as a worthy successor to his teacher, Stanford.

The Nunc dimittis from the Evening Canticles begins very softly (beware of turning up the volume control too much for the duration!), with a tenor soloist gently imparting Howells’ version of Simeon’s song, full of joy yet shot through with a typically English, and indeed Howellsian introspective melancholy. This is a vibrant work with beautiful voicings and a wonderful effervescence, in which the shadows are dispelled, and the light revealed ever so gradually but inexorably.

LORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, / world without end. Amen.

Gerald Harder

Petite Suite – Gerald Bales (1919-2002)

There is no YouTube link for this week’s final selection. Instead, be sure to attend the Liturgy at Home on Zoom this Sunday, January 31 at 10:30am to hear St. James’ Assistant Organist PJ Janson’s brilliant rendition of Canadian organist and composer Gerald Bales’ Petite suite for organ, played as the prelude (Intermezzo) and postlude (Introduction & Finale). PJ’s notes follow:

The Composer

Born in Toronto in 1919, Gerald Bales received his early music instruction from his mother who enabled Gerald to give his first piano recital when he was just 7, and his first organ recital when he was 13 years old. He continued his music education at the Toronto Conservatory of Music where he studied with Herbert Fricker, Albert Procter, Leo Smith, Healey Willan.

Gerald Bales wrote more than 150 compositions for piano, organ, voice, orchestra and chamber orchestra. His compositional style was initially influenced by Willan but later developed into using more colourful harmonies.

The Petite Suite, so-called because its three movements take just under seven minutes to perform, is a good example of his style as well as his genial and whimsical personality. The Introduction has a strong rhythmic pulse together with daring harmonies. The Intermezzo has an impressionistic character, with a haunting melody floats over pizzicato bass line. And the Finale has great rhythmic energy throughout and brings the Suite to a terrific conclusion.

Composed in 1963, the Petite Suite was first published in 1965 “Organ Music of Canada,” Volume 2. Its three movements have descriptive tempo markings, but no metronome markings in the published score.

My initial acquaintance with the music of Gerald Bales was through my organ teacher, who had personally met him in the early 1970s. She had the opportunity to perform the Petite Suite for Gerald Bales at that time, and the ensuing discussion included tempo recommendations by the composer for each of the movements — which she meticulously marked down in her score. The tempi of this performance are based on those metronome markings.

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Known originally as the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a relatively ancient celebration. The Church at Jerusalem observed the feast as early as the first half of the fourth century, and likely earlier. The feast celebrates the presentation of Christ in the temple at Jerusalem on the 40th day after His birth.

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Date: February 2
Type of Feast: Feast
Readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 ( full text here )
Prayers: Nunc Dimities , the Canticle of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32); see below
Other Names for the Feast: Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin, the Meeting of the Lord, the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

History of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

According to Jewish law, the firstborn male child belonged to God, and the parents had to "buy him back" on the 40th day after his birth, by offering a sacrifice of "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons" ( Luke 2:24 ) in the temple (thus the "presentation" of the child). On that same day, the mother would be ritually purified (thus the "purification").

Saint Mary and Saint Joseph kept this law, even though, since Saint Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Christ, she would not have had to go through ritual purification. In his gospel, Luke recounts the story ( Luke 2:22-39 ).

When Christ was presented in the temple, "there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel" ( Luke 2:25 ) When Saint Mary and Saint Joseph brought Christ to the temple, Simeon embraced the Child and prayed the Canticle of Simeon:

Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace; because my eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples: a light to the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel ( Luke 2:29-32 ).

The Original Date of the Presentation

Originally, the feast was celebrated on February 14, the 40th day after Epiphany (January 6), because Christmas wasn't yet celebrated as its own feast, and so the Nativity, Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord (Theophany), and the feast celebrating Christ's first miracle at the wedding in Cana were all celebrated on the same day. By the last quarter of the fourth century, however, the Church at Rome had begun to celebrate the Nativity on December 25, so the Feast of the Presentation was moved to February 2, 40 days later.

Why Candlemas?

Inspired by the words of the Canticle of Simeon ("a light to the revelation of the Gentiles"), by the 11th century, the custom had developed in the West of blessing candles on the Feast of the Presentation. The candles were then lit, and a procession took place through the darkened church while the Canticle of Simeon was sung. Because of this, the feast also became known as Candlemas. While the procession and blessing of the candles is not often performed in the United States today, Candlemas is still an important feast in many European countries.

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This emphasis on light, as well as the timing of the feast, falling as it does in the last weeks of winter, led to another, secular holiday celebrated in the United States on the same date: Groundhog Day. You can learn more about the connection between the religious holiday and the secular one in Why Did the Groundhog See His Shadow?

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Donald Trump is now in the business of selling Bibles, according to an announcement made Tuesday.

Trump announced the partnership with country music singer Lee Greenwood, best known for his song "God Bless the USA". The pair is selling a custom version of the Bible for $59.99, called the " God Bless the USA Bible," which was previously announced in 2021 by Greenwood but then fell to the wayside after hitting snafus with publishing.

"All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I have many. It's my favorite book," Trump said in a video posted on social media "It's a lot of peoples' favorite book."

"We have to bring Christianity back into our lives and into what will be again a great nation," Trump said. "Our Founding Fathers did a tremendous thing when they built America on Judeo-Christian values. Now that foundation is under attack, perhaps as never before."

The announcement comes as Trump is embroiled in several legal battles, leaving him reportedly strapped for cash. He recently posted a $91 million bond as he appeals a jury award in a defamation case and, on Monday a New York state appeals court ruling imposed an additional $175 million bond while he appeals a civil fraud verdict against him. He will owe another $354 million plus interest if he loses the appeal.

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Trump has denied that he is facing financial issues and a disclaimer on the controversial Bible's website claims it "has nothing to do with any political campaign" and is "not owned, managed or controlled by Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Ventures LLC or any of their respective principals or affiliates."

What exactly is this self-proclaimed patriotic version of the Bible and what does it have to do with a country song from the 1980s? Here's what we know.

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What is the 'God Bless the USA Bible'?

The "God Bless the USA Bible" is a version of the Christian Bible "inspired by Lee Greenwood's patriotic anthem 'God Bless the USA,'" according to the official God Bless The USA Bible website.

Touting itself as the "only Bible endorsed by President Trump" and Greenwood himself, it incorporates copies of American political documents and Greenwood's song lyrics into the copy.

A "spotlight" section on the website shows other conservative personalities posing with a copy of the bible, including Tomi Lahren, Donal Trump Jr., Rita Cosby, Travis Tritt and Gov. Mike Huckabee.

According to the website, "high order volume" means customers will have to wait four to six weeks for delivery.

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The "God Bless the USA Bible" is the King James Version translation interspersed with copies of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance and handwritten lyrics to the chorus of “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood.

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Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released more than 20 major-label albums but is best known for his 1984 patriotic song "God Bless the USA."

Greenwood identifies as a conservative Republican and Christian and his song has often been used at Republican political rallies and conventions. It has been used in the campaigns of Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and more recently, Donald Trump.

President Bush nominated Greenwood to serve on the National Council of Arts, which he did from 2008 to 2022. In 2018, Greenwood was awarded the MMP Music Award and was inducted into the MMP Hall of Fame by Commander Joseph W. Clark.

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Constitutional and legal scholars, as well as people in the Christian church, have rebuffed the existence of a Bible that mixes religion and legal doctrine. When the concept was first announced, it received notable backlash.

In 2021, HarperCollins Christian Publishing refused to manufacture the book after a preliminary agreement, leading Greenwood and Hugh Kirkpatrick, who led the company Elite Service Pro behind the custom Bible, to look elsewhere for publishing.

HarperCollins Christian Publishing, which includes Zondervan and Thomas Nelson publishing groups, is the North American licensor for the New International Version translation of the Bible, which ultimately was not used in the "God Bless the USA" version. Instead, it uses the King James Version translation.

It is now unclear who the publisher and licensor of the new version is. Greenwood's publicist previously told the Nashville Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY network, that Elite Source Pro is no longer a partner on the project. He was unable to name the new licensee who is manufacturing the Bible.

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President Biden participated in a star-studded fundraiser with former Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on Thursday in New York City in an event expected to raise more than $25 million for the president's re-election campaign.

Thursday's New York City fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall was hosted by actress Mindy Kaling and featured performances by several musical guests and artists, including Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele. The event was capped off with a nearly hourlong discussion between Mr. Biden, Obama and Clinton moderated by "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert.

Obama accompanied Mr. Biden on the Air Force One flight from Washington, D.C., to New York earlier in the day.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and first lady Jill Biden also delivered remarks during the event.

Schumer touted several of Mr. Biden's accomplishments and spoke of the potential for not just the president's re-election, but for Democrats to control all three branches of government with key wins in the 2024 election.

"Re-elect Joe Biden as president, put Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker, keep me as Majority Leader, and the next four years will be better than this. You ain't seen nothing yet," the Senate majority leader said.

The first lady, joined by several other members of the Biden family, recalled that after she agreed to marry Mr. Biden, "He said, 'Jill, I promise you, your life will never change.' Well that, of course, turned out to be wildly untrue."

She also spoke of the large sum raised for her husband's campaign.

"This is the biggest fundraiser the DNC has ever held – the fundraiser to end all fundraisers – and we've raised a record amount," Jill Biden said.

Mr. Biden, Obama and Clinton discussed a wide variety of topics, from the economy to the border to the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, which Mr. Biden bluntly referred to as an insurrection.

"I was supposed to make a speech on the economy, and I decided I couldn't remain silent," Mr. Biden said. "So what I did was I made a speech about January the sixth, what was happening. And I said it was an insurrection underway, and it must be dealt with and I plead with the president to stop and do his job, call these people off. He sat there in the dining room off the Oval Office for several hours and watched, didn't do a damn thing. That's why I felt obliged even though I wasn't sworn in yet. I was president-elect."

The fundraiser was interrupted by demonstrators protesting against the war in Gaza multiple times, and one who appeared to be yelling something about nuclear with Russia, throughout the night. One interruption came while Obama was discussing Gaza, to which he replied "You can't just talk and not listen," leading the audience to give him a standing ovation.

"It is also possible for us to have our hearts broken watching innocent people being killed and try to manage through that in a way that ultimately leads to both people being able to live in peace side by side," Obama said. "That is not an easy thing."

"It is important for us to understand that it is possible to have moral clarity and have deeply held beliefs, but still recognize that the world is complicated and it is hard to solve these problems," the former president added.

There were also Pro-Palestinian protests outside the music hall, CBS News New York reported . The New York Police Department told CBS News one person was detained. There was no word on why.

The demonstrators were chanting and screaming their messages, directing their anger toward Mr. Biden and, at times, at police officers.

Mr. Biden reiterated his support for Israel and its right to self defense, but said there were "too many innocent victims" and that more aid needs to get into Gaza. Mr. Biden also expressed support for a two-state solution.

"It's understandable there's such a profound anger, and Hamas is still there, but we must in fact, stop the effort resulting in significant deaths of innocent civilians, particularly children," Mr. Biden said.

The campaign has billed the event as the "most successful political fundraiser in American history."

During a swing through Texas earlier this month, the Biden campaign raised a combined $7 million from three separate fundraisers. A fundraiser for Mr. Biden in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday raised $2.3 million.

Mr. Biden's largest single-day haul prior to Thursday came in the 24 hours after his State of the Union address earlier in March, when he raised $10 million, according to his campaign.

But Thursday's staggering sum is a new record for the campaign, and it further illustrates the growing cash gap between Mr. Biden and his presumptive general election opponent, former President Donald Trump.

Obama accompanied Mr. Biden on the Air Force One flight from Washington, D.C., to New York earlier Thursday.

Trump raised $20 million in the whole month of February and $8.8 million in January. He's also been dogged by legal bills and payments , with his campaign and the political action committees supporting him spending over $10 million in legal fees this year.

Mr. Biden's campaign committees have more than double the cash on hand of Trump's equivalent groups, $155 million for Mr. Biden and $74 million for Trump as of late March.

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Trump's campaign sent out two fundraising emails Wednesday mentioning Mr. Biden's Thursday fundraiser, with one calling on "one million Trump supporters to donate to beat the "Obama-Clinton cartel" and the other reading, "We can't lose to Obama!"

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BREAKING: Father Duffy from Officer Jonathan Diller’s wake tells how President Trump stopped and prayed an Our Father with Stephanie and her little son Ryan pic.twitter.com/W5PU7V8R0N — Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 30, 2024

Former President Trump prayed the Lord’s Prayer with the grieving family of Jonathan Diller at the slain NYPD detective’s wake Thursday — and was cheered on by the cop’s son, the ceremony celebrant recalled.

“It was just such a beautiful human, simple moment that meant so much to the family and so much to the people in that room,” Rev. Michael Duffy told Human Interest outside of Diller’s funeral Saturday.

Trump flew to Long Island Thursday after he was personally invited by Diller’s grieving family to celebrate the life of Detectiver Diller, who was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in Far Rockaway, Queens.

Stephanie Diller, the wife of slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, holds her son, Ryan, 1, as he reaches towards the casket of his father as pallbearers carry it to a Hearse during his funeral at St. Rose of Lima R.C.

The Republican presidential nominee offered his condolences to Diller’s young wife Stephanie and their 1-year-old son Ryan, with Trump later telling The Post he promised her he would work to ensure her husband’s death was not in vain.

The widow then introduced Trump to Duffy as the priest who presided over her wedding just a few years earlier.

“I was able to just say, ‘Mr. President, thank you for being here. Thank you for your goodness to this family. Would you be willing to pray with us?'” Duffy recalled.

“And he said, ‘Of course, Father Duffy.'”

Trump then joined the entire room in reciting the Lord’s Prayer, which asks for God’s forgiveness and protection against Satan.

“Then the President so beautifully turned and kissed baby Ryan on the forehead. And the baby clapped at the president. It just broke the tension,” Duffy said.

After attending the wake, Trump told The Post how bewildering it was that baby Ryan doesn’t even understand how greatly his life has been affected by the senseless violence that took his father’s life.

Photos taken at the funeral show Ryan reaching with arms outstretched toward his father’s flag-draped casket — while his heartbroken mother tenderly kisses the tot’s head.

Father Duffy from Officer Jonathan Dillerâs wake tells how President Trump stopped and prayed an Our Father with Stephanie and her little son Ryan

Following the service, Diller was laid to rest at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

His suspected killer, Guy Rivera, was charged from his hospital bed Thursday with murder, attempted murder and weapons possession.

He is accused of shooting Diller once in the stomach below his bulletproof vest when the cop approached the vehicle Rivera was in for parking in front of a bus stop.

Rivera has 21 prior arrests and was found to have a shiv stored in his rectum during the shooting — in apparent anticipation of being sent to jail again.

Lindy Jones, the ex-con behind the wheel of the car during the shooting, was also arrested after a second gun was found in his car.

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