Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord

Name: Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord
Start: 2026-02-01T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Messiah Lutheran Church

Schedule

Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Messiah Lutheran Church | Schenectady, NY

The Presentation of Our Lord is referred to in some corners of the church as Candlemas because of an ancient tradition of blessing all the candles to be used in the church in the coming year at the mass celebrated on that day. It was a way of underscoring the truth of Simeon’s confession that this baby Jesus was “a light for revelation to the Gentiles” and a light for glory to Israel. Let the light of every candle in church be a little epiphany of the love of God for all people in the person of God’s son, Jesus, the light of the world. Pastor Dustin will preach and preside as we pray by candlelight for the year ahead. Mass will begin with 15 minutes of music & meditation.