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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Presentation of Mary


The Presentation of Mary is on the 21st of November, and celebrates the presentation of Mary at the temple.

The Bible doesn’t tell us anything about the childhood of Mary, we do however, know that her parents were St. Joachim and St. Anne. (Their feast day is on the 26th of July.)

When Mary was a young child, she was brought to the temple in Jerusalem and presented to God. In the temple, Mary was placed among the other girls who had been presented to God and were dedicated to prayer, Mary was educated by the priests in the temple and spent most of her days reading the Bible and helping the temple priests.