Thursday, February 2
FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD; WORLD DAY OF CONSECRATED LIFE
Vow to live in service to others
In announcing the first World Day of Consecrated Life in 1997, Pope John Paul II remarked that February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, was selected because it is “an eloquent icon of the total offering of one’s life for all those who are called to show forth in the church and in the world . . . ‘the characteristic features of Jesus—the chaste, poor, and obedient one.’ ” Today we honor and cherish those who have taken vows to religious life, and we can also reflect on how all of us are called to consecrate our lives in service to God and humanity. How will you serve?TODAY’S READINGS: Malachi 3:1-4 or Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 (524)
“The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.”
CONTRIBUTORS
Alice Camille, Daniel Grippo, Caroline Hopkinson, Father Larry Janowski, O.F.M., Ann O’Connor, Joel Schorn, Patrice J. Tuohy, and Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M.
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