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Candlemas: the forgotten Holy Day

Matthew, A Catholic Life

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Today is Candlemas. Known formally as the Purification of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Candlemas always falls on February 2nd, and it was kept in some places as a Holy Day of Obligation, though that practice has long since ended. All about a forgotten Holy Day.

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