WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE
Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40
Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap
- Feast of Presentation of Jesus in the Temple-Ex. 13:1-2 the first born belonged to the Lord.
- Feast of Candle Mass-Jesus is the Light of the World
- Feast of Purification of Mary as per 1962 missal
- Christmas Feast-For it points back to Christmas.
- Feast of Encounter-in the Eastern Church. Encounter between Jesus and the people (people represented by Simeon and Anna); Encounter between Holy Family and lay people with Jesus as the center; Encounter between the young and the old; Encounter between the Law and the Prophecy.
- Feast of the Contemplation-Those who dedicate their life for prayer.
- Feast of waiting like Simeon and Anna.
- Feast of Prophecy of Malachi. He said when the Lord enters the temple there will be purification of Levites and purity of the sacrifice. This sacrifice refers to the Holy Eucharist.
- Feast of Consecrated Life-World Religious Day instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
