TODAY we celebrated the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord/Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Blessing of Candles, Procession and Holy Mass (in the Ordinary Form). The Parochial School children sang, and after Mass, the statue of the Infant Jesus, kept in the sanctuary since Christmas, was taken down and the faithful were invited to venerate it.  The large Christmas Tree, the other Christmas decoration left up until Candlemas, was also taken down in the afternoon by the 7th grade class.

Since we are in the midst of celebrating Catholic Schools Week, the younger chidren’s balloon arrangements, part of their decorations from the opening of Catholic Schools Week, were still at the entrance to the sanctuary.

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