Holy
Trinity Church
Cookham
MASS FOR CANDLEMAS
Sunday 29th January 2017
6:30pm
A Solemn Mass for
Candlemas - celebrating the presentation of the baby Jesus in the Temple
and Simeon's joy at his coming.
Music led by the Men's Choir
This ancient festival marks the midpoint of winter - halfway between the shortest day and the spring equinox.
Candlemas is a traditional Christian festival that commemorates the ritual
purification of the Virgin Mary forty days after the birth of her son,
Jesus. And we also remember the presentation of Jesus Christ in the
Temple. It was custom to take a Jewish boy to the temple in Jerusalem
forty days after his birth, to be presented to God by his parents.
In pre-Christian times this was a festival of light celebrating the
lengthening days and the increased strength of the life-giving sun as
winter gave way to spring.
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