Alternate Names
The original name for the feast day
What is Feast of The Presentation of the Lord
40 days old in the story
Who is Jesus
How many days did the mother need to be ritually purified for?
What is 40 days
What was Simeon told?
What is "you shall not see death before you have seen the Christ of the Lord."
What physical things do priests bless on this feast day? And why?
What are candles. Because Christ is our ultimate light in the darkness.
Alternative name having to do with light
What is Candlemas
The old man who takes Jesus and recites a famous canticle
Who is Simeon
What animal could you bring as an offering?
What is turtledoves or pigeons
Anna was a female version of someone who divinely spoke on behalf of God. What is that called?
What is a prophetess
What cardinal or theological virtue(s) did the old people in this story exhibit?
What is fortitude, faith, hope, etc.
Alternative name having to do with Mary
What is Purification of Mary
A sword will pierce her heart
Who is Mary
Were first born sons or daughters to be presented?
What is sons
What did the old woman and man do in the temple for all of those years as they waited for the Lord's promise?
What is worshipped, fasted, and prayed
How old was the woman who waited in the Temple for Jesus?
What is 84 years old.
Father of the baby
Who is Joseph
Where did the child need to be presented?
What is the Temple
What did Simeon warn the mother of?
What is "A sword will pierce your heart."
Who in the trinity revealed something amazing to Simeon?
Who is the Holy Spirit
84 year old woman who was also in the Temple
Anna
What could families bring as a sacrifice if they can afford it?
What is a 1 year old lamb and a turtledove/pigeon
Where did the holy family return to after the presentation of the baby?
What is their hometown of Nazareth
What is something that Simeon said in his canticle when he took Jesus in his arms?
What is "You may let your servant go" , "A light for revelation to the Gentiles" , "My eyes have seen your salvation."