Catholic Daily Devotional 2 February 2022 | Wednesday Message (The Presentation of the Lord)
Wednesday, Catholic Daily Devotional Today 2 February 2022
Topic:Â Candlemas
The Gospel: …for my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles…
Luke 2:30-32
Catholic Daily Devotional 2 February 2022 Message
Today is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also called Candlemas. It’s customary on this day to bring candles from home to church for a blessing. Our tradition is scattered with blessings like this. (For example, my parish recently revived the long tradition of blessing wine on the feast of St. John on December 27.)
These blessings are a concrete way of linking our lives out here in the world to the Body of Christ. It’s also a reminder that what Jesus gives us—the peace, the grace, the joy and, yes, the light—isn’t given to us to keep to ourselves. It’s given to us, as Simeon prayed, to take out into the world so that all can see the light and know that peace as well.
Lord, may your light shine through me today.
– Amy Welborn
More Reading: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40