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O Holy Spirit, please guide me as I read these passages for today.
May these passages give me hope, strength, wisdom, compassion, courage and peace for my daily life Chinese text

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Reading - Reflection - Prayer Feb 2, 2013
With readers' comments, below

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Readings for February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus

First reading: The Lord whom you seek will come to the Temple

Responsorial Psalm: Let the king of glory come in

Second reading: Jesus is a high priest who has been tempted and has suffered

Gospel: The 40-day old Jesus is taken to the Temple....and recognized by Simeon

Reflection:
This is a really beautiful and moving feast with a star-studded cast: Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Simeon and Anna,
but conspicuously missing are the religious leaders of the time. God by-passed them.
The story has simplicity, humility, joy.
Today is a good day to use the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, since the fourth Joyful mystery is the Presentation.

Prayer (The Nunc Dimittis of Simeon):
Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word,
for my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory for your people Israel.

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Comments

Angela · Feb 2, 2013
Simeon had said "may let your servant go in peace". How many of us when we go to sleep can pray to the Lord that we can go in peace and not see the morning. Are we ready to meet the Lord and be judged by Him ? I cannot as yet, I have still so much I have to learn and redeem for the sins I have committed, I am not yet ready to face the Lord and be judged by Him.
Dear Lord, guide me to be a better person and prepare me to be able to meet you. When I go to sleep in the night, let me be able to bravely say to you I have today done all you have asked me so that I may go in peace to meet with you.

char · Feb 2, 2013
Good news The messanger of the covenant whom you desire -see, he is coming.Mal3:1. May all peoples of the world know and love you.