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Candlemas + The Feast of Purification
February 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Candlemas and the Feast of the Purification, celebrated on February 2, forty days after Christmas, commemorate both the presentation of Jesus in the Temple in accordance with Jewish practices and the blessing of candles which were used in the church and in homes throughout the year. A recognition of this date as significant began in Jerusalem in the 4th century where candles were carried in procession, then blessed, lit, and distributed to the people, to symbolize bringing the light of Christ into the world.