The Meeting of the Lord commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple and His encounter with righteous Simeon and the prophetess Anna.
Why is it called the Meeting?
The feast presents a meeting between the promised Messiah and the faithful people who have waited for Him.
Why forty days after the Nativity?
Its date follows the biblical account of the presentation according to the Law.
It belongs to the Twelve Great Feasts.
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Established with the blessing of V. Rev. Fr. Wiaczeslaw, Rector of Orthodox Christian Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord (NY). |
