Subj : Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the November 21
To   : All
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Fri Nov 21 2025 23:08:18

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was first celebrated by the Greeks 
in about the eighth century and was not adopted by the Roman Catholic Church until the 
later Middle Ages; no one is quite sure when this festival was first introduced. 

As related in the apocryphal Book of James, it commemorates the presentation of the 
three-year-old Mary in the Temple to consecrate her to the service of God. 

Many have confused this festival with the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 
otherwise known as Candlemas.

Full story:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Feast+of+the+Presentation+of+the+Blessed
+Virgin+Mary
 
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