Gospel Note
The elderly Simeon and Anna, both models of patient faith in God and God's promises, here find their deepest hopes, not just for the vindication of Jerusalem but indeed for universal salvation, at last fulfilled in the person of the Christ-child.
Liturgical Color
White
Suggested Hymns
All praise To You, Eternal Lord
The Only Son…
CSS Publishing Company, CONTEMPORARY LECTIONARY PRAYERS, by Dennis Koch