Family Formation Event to Celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
40 days after the birth of Jesus, the Holy Family traveled to the temple in Jerusalem in accordance with Jewish law. There, they met Simeon and Anna, who prophesied that the newborn Child would be “a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of the people of Israel.” The Catholic Church celebrates this day as the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (also often referred to as Candlemas). On this day, the Church has a long-standing custom of blessing candles, lighting them and carrying them in procession on this Feast of the Presentation of our Lord, or Candlemas. The lighted candles symbolize the revealing of God’s plan of salvation through the birth of Jesus. The procession expresses our identity as the Body of Christ carrying his light into the shadows of our world.
To help families enter into this Feast day with meaning, St. Hubert invites you to join us for a candle decorating event on Sunday, February 1 from 3:30-5:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Supplies will be provided for you to decorate a candle for your family. Registration is required for the event so that we can plan enough supplies.
Click here to register. A $10 suggested contribution is requested to help cover the cost of the candle. Decorated candles will then be brought to the 7:30 AM daily Mass on February 2 to be blessed in celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.
All parishioners are welcome to bring your own personal candles to the 7:30 AM daily Mass on February 2 to have them blessed (even if you aren't participating in the candle-decorating event).