The Presentation Of Mary

"Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did."
- St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894 - 1941)

Today is the feast day of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple. It is said that St. Anne made a promise to God while she was still barren that if she could have a child she would dedicate her son/daughter to Him. So it is said that when Mary was 3 years old her parents took her to the Temple and offered her to God. This feast day was first celebrated in Jerusalem in the 6th century, and began to be celebrated in the western churches in the 11th century. It became a feast day in the Church universally in the 16th century. 

Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for us!

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Picture Of And Information About The Presentation Of Mary In The Temple:

http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1206

http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/Nov21.html