The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
by CCW | 2 February 2026 01:00
The collect for today, The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, commonly called The Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin (also traditionally called Candlemas), from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: Malachi 3:1-5[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 2:22-40[3]
[4]Artwork: Simon Vouet, Presentation in the Temple, c. 1640-41. Oil on canvas, Louvre, Paris.
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#presentation
- Malachi 3:1-5: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=malachi%203:1-5&version=ESVUK
- St. Luke 2:22-40: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%202:22-40&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Vouet_Presentation.jpg
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2026/02/02/the-presentation-of-christ-in-the-temple-17/