This bitter-sweet character is articulated by Simeon, on the day that Mary and Joseph brought Jesus into the Temple to be presented to the Lord. But on the other hand, we are forced to look forward with some trepidation, to anticipate the events of Christ’s forty days in the wilderness, his passion and his death.
On the one hand, we look back on this day, to the forty days of light and rejoicing which we have been celebrating during Christmas and Epiphany. On the one hand looking back with thanksgiving and celebration, but on the other, looking forward with a certain degree of trepidation.Īnd I think the feast of Candlemas has a similar liturgical function in the Christian year.
I remember the very mixed feelings I had during that final service. It has a particular resonance for me, because Candlemas was the last Sunday that I spent in my parish in England before coming to the United States. Today we celebrate the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple, or Candlemas.
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