in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The wreath
of lilies [meditations on
the life
of the virgin
We are not only reminded, on this festival of the second of February, of the
purification of the Virgin Mary, but also of the presentation of the Child Jesus in
the temple, according to the law which required that every first-born son should
be ...
2
The Golden Legend: Readings on
the Saints
The purification of the Virgin Mary took place forty days after the birth ofJesus.
This feast has traditionally been known by three names—Purification, Hypopanti,
and Candlemas. The feast is called Purification because on the fortieth day after
...
Jacobus De Voragine,
2012
3
Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions ...
... and the purification of its mother, (Levit. xii. 2-—4); and its title refers. to the
oldest origin of its observance. ' That which is commonly called the Purification of
the Virgin Mary, or Candlemas Day,' went at first among the Greeks by the name
of ...
4
Practical Discourses On All
the Parts and Offices
Of The ...
... Temple, not only to ! >resent her Son, but to offer a Sacrifice for her own
Cleaning •, for all Women, after Child-bearing, were to be held E 3 unclean.
unclean, and so were to be separate from the Congregai. the Purification of the
Virgin Mary.
5
Mary for Time and Eternity
... Virgin Mary (not the Immaculate Conception), the Nativity of the Virgin Mary,
the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, and the
Purification of the Virgin Mary, but, significantly, there is no Marian feast on 15
August, ...
William McLoughlin, Jill Pinnock,
2007
6
The Common Prayer, and Administration
of the Sacraments, and ...
... or lands, for mv Name's-sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit
eternal life. But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. THE
PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY. THE COLLECT. ALMIGHTY and
everlasting ...
7
A Catalogue
of the Libraries
of Edward Webbe, Alexander ...
Richlieu, with Figures by Cars, 5s 22 St. Andrew going to be crucified, after Le
Brun, by Cars, 7s 6d 23 The Purification of the Virgin Mary, after Le Sueur, 5s 24
The Adulteress, by Cars, 53 25 Christ and the twelve Apostles, by Barbery, ...
8
The Impact
of the European Reformation: Princes, Clergy and ...
The standard Lutheran justification was the Purification of the Virgin Mary, but in
the synod of 1557 this explanation is not used. Instead, the practice is explained
firstly, and most unusually, by the idea that it is God's wish and command that we,
...
Bridget Heal, Ole Peter Grell,
2008
9
The new and complete dictionary
of the German and English ...
UJiaria $t«n{gung , the Purification of the Virgin Mary, Candlemas, o,r
Candlemas -Day. ®isttici SSnfunbigimq, the Annuncra- tion made to the blessed
Virgin by the Angel , or the yearly Feast or holy Day kept in Remembrance of .'
that Mystery ...
10
Practical discourses on
the liturgy
of the Church
of ...
Peter answered and said unto Jesus, Behold ! we have forsaken all and followed
thee, &c 377 258 On the Epistle for the Purification of the Virgin Mary. Mai. iii. 1 —
6. — Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before ...
Matthew Hole, John Allen Giles,
1837
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
the Purification of the Virgin Mary is used in the context of the following news items.
Welcome, Snowdrop, Winter's Maiden
These white flowers are seen as a Christian symbol of Candlemas, the February Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, and were often planted on church ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Apr 15»
Why do groundhogs emerge on February 2 if it's not to predict the …
Early Christians in Europe embraced this tradition and celebrated Candlemas Day on February 2nd, to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary. «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
Why Groundhog Day Should Be Outlawed
Groundhog Day evolved from Candlemas Day, a Christian tradition commemorating the purification of the Virgin Mary. As this tradition evolved in Germany, it got ... «Town Hall, Feb 14»
Presenting ourselves on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord
This day has also been called the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary. She was seen as ritually clean again 40 days after giving birth. These rituals may be ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jan 14»
Purification by Fire: Midwinter Rites of Renewal
Purification is the recurrent mythic and symbolic theme of midwinter festivals in ... feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary forty days after She had given birth. «Huffington Post, Feb 11»