The Presentation of the Lord is on February 2nd , a Thursday. This feast was traditionally known as Candlemas because there was a special blessing of candles that day.

We’ll celebrate a 7pm Mass that night where we’ll start in the parish hall and bless the church candles plus any you would like to bring, and then process into the church for the rest of the Mass.

Although the blessing of candles is an ancient tradition, we haven’t held it here in a long time, so it is exciting to restore this tradition.