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Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian feast day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Joseph and Mary. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22–40.
February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas (Western Christianity), ...
2 February: The Presentation of the Lord – feast; 3 February: ... The feast day of the principal patron saint of the diocese is celebrated as a feast throughout the ...
Her feast day which is celebrated every February 2, is the largest Marian festival outside of Luzon. The first Mass was celebrated at Achbinico on February 2, 1497, and the Adelantado Alonso Fernández de Lugo ordered the construction of a hermitage there, but it was not built until 1526, during the rule of Pedro Fernández de Lugo. [10]
[2] [3] The devotion to Candelaria de Jaro derives from the original Virgin of Candelaria in Canarias, Spain and its feast day or Candlemas is celebrated every February 2. [4] Pope John Paul II (now a papal saint) personally crowned the image on February 20, 1981. It is the first Marian image in Asia crowned by a pope and saint in person.
Feb. 1: Decorating with Candy Day, National Baked Alaska Day, National Dark Chocolate Day, National Freedom Day, Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. Feb. 2: National Crepe Day, Groundhog Day, ...
Pagans would celebrate February 1 or 2 with a festival of light to mark the start of spring. According to Gaelic legend, if the goddess Cailleach wanted a long winter, she’d make the day bright ...
February 2. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 12. The Second Day of the Month of February. Orthodoxy in China. February 2. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.