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SUMMARY:Holy Communion 11.00am for Candlemas
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DESCRIPTION:Candlemas is a Christian feast day celebrated on February 2\, 
 and it marks the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Luke 2:22–40).  He
 re’s what we celebrate in simple terms:\nBiblical reason to celebrate - 
 According to Jewish law a mother went to the Temple 40 days after childbir
 th for purification. This is how God's firstborn son was presented to Him:
 \nMary and Joseph took baby Jesus to Jerusalem. There\, Simeon recognizes 
 Jesus as “a light for revelation to the Gentiles”\nSo that is why we l
 ight candles\, because Jesus is symbolized as the Light of the World.\n\nO
 ver time\, the Church began blessing candles on that day\; holding candle 
 processions and so we get Candle-mass → the Mass of the candles 🕯️\
 nThere is deeper symbolism\, Candlemas ties together a few big Christian t
 hemes:\nLight vs. darkness\nChrist revealed to the world\nTransition from 
 Christmas joy toward Lent’s seriousness\nIt’s kind of the last echo of
  Christmas\, which is why in some traditions Christmas decorations come do
 wn at Candlemas (not Jan 6)\n\nThere are older roots:\nCandlemas absorbed 
 elements of pre-Christian winter festivals celebrating light returning aft
 er the darkest part of the year.
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