Mass for the Presentation of the Lord

The beautiful feast for the day that the Lord was taken by our Lady and St Joseph to the Temple in Jerusalem is a wonderful Mass and begins with the blessing of candles and a candlelit procession. Please come to experience this feast in a way you might not have before – with music and candlelight.

You might notice that at Our Lady Star of the Sea, the Crib has not been taken down, though the Christmas season has ended. Traditionally, Cribs were, and still may, be left in place until the 2 February and the Presentation of the Lord.

The 2 February is also a day we are asked particularly to pray for those who have a religious vocation: monks, nuns, consecrated people, and we can pray in particular for those members of Servitium Christi in our parish, especially Sheila Swarm as she prepares for her final profession of vows on Saturday 13 May 2023.