Simeon was righteous and devout and the Holy Spirit was with him. He holds baby Jesus in his arms, blesses him, and presents a startling prediction.
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“And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold, this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted.”
Luke 2:34
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Let us always love and recognize Jesus Christ when he presents himself to us.
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Meditation for the second Friday in February, from The Devotion to the Sacred Heart by Fr. John Croiset, S.J.
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artwork © Wool Folk Studio – Erin Cork Woolfolk
