Presentation of our Lord

Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying,
‘Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,
according to your word;
for my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.’
Luke 2:28-32

Today we celebrate the Presentation of our Lord, when Mary and Joseph traveled to Jerusalem to dedicate Jesus at the Temple forty days after his birth in Bethlehem.
It is there they were met by Simeon, who was promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Simeon’s words, from Luke 2:28-32, have been passed down throughout the ages as the Nunc Dimittis, from the Latin, referring to the words “Lord, now you are dismissing your servant in peace.”
May our eyes, like Simeon’s, see the Lord’s salvation that has been prepared in the presence of all peoples.