What is Candlemas Day? - Catholic Straight Answers Candlemas Day is another name for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for the rites of purification and dedication as prescribed by the Torah According to the Book of Leviticus (12:1-4), when a woman bore a male child, she was considered “unclean” for seven days
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Page 2 of 16 - Catholic Straight Answers Candlemas Day is another name for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for the rites of purification and dedication as prescribed by the Torah
adminanswers, Author at Catholic Straight Answers Candlemas Day is another name for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for the rites of purification and dedication as prescribed by the Torah