Feast of the Presentation of the Lord does double duty as the Feast of the Purification of Mary. From James Kiefer's Christian Biographies. Includes prayer in traditional (Anglican) and contemporary language.
Article on the event and the feast, from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Father Clifford Stevens' article on the origins of the Feast of the Assumption.
Article by A. Valentini.
A scholarly article from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Background information on the feast, meditation on the event, and prayers in traditional (Anglican) and contemporary language.
Short meditation on the meeting of Elizabeth and Mary, citations and summaries of appointed readings, prayer in traditional (Anglican) and contemporary language.
Commentary by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange.
Story of the event commemorated 15 August. From the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
The story behind the feast of the Presentation of Mary.
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