Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Click here to learn about the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple.

Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history of our redemption, in memory of the Virgin Mother of Christ, or of His apostles, martyrs, and saints.

About the image: The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, by Luca Giordano in the 1680s, exhibited in the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas.