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Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, A.K.A. Candlemas: Feast-link Unus, Feast-link Duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Quoth the bulletin:

The presentation of Jesus in the temple is in fulfillment with the Jewish law. Every male child must be taken to the temple & an animal must be offered as a sacrifice. That is why (Saint) Joseph is usually depicted in this scene holding a cage & two doves.

Had 1 February not been a Sunday, we would have remembered Saint Brigid of Kildare (c. 454-c. 524), one of the three patron saints of Ireland: Saint-link Unus, Saint-link Duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day (Sunday)
Personal Reading
The First Letter to Timothy, chapter five.

Mass Readings
The Book of Deuteronomy, chapter eighteen, verses fifteen thru twenty;
Psalm Ninety-five, verses one & two, six thru nine;
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter seven, verses thirty-two thru thirty-five;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter one, verses twenty-one thru twenty-eight.

Scripture of the Day (Today)
Personal Reading
The First Letter to Timothy, chapter six (of six).

Mass Readings
The Book of Malachi, chapter three, verses one thru four;
Psalm Twenty-four, verses seven thru ten;
The Letter to the Hebrews, chapter two, verses fourteen thru eighteen;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter two, verses twenty-two thru forty (or, short form, 2:22-32).