I Met God Today

SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY  Today is a day for all who love - in whatever form of life is theirs - because we are all born for love; we are all born to love and to be loved. Saint John teaches us that 'we love because God loved us first' (1 John 4:19)   ... and also that ... God so loves the world and God so loves you! Live loved! We are all called to love and to live knowing we are loved. Happy Saint Valentine's Day

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple           'suddenly there will come to the temple the Lord whom you seek' (Malachi 3:1-4) Today, Mass begins with these words of prayer:       Brothers and sisters,        forty days have passed since the solemnity of Christmas.        Today the Church once again prepares to celebrate the day in which Mary and Joseph       presented Jesus in the Temple.        With that ceremony our Lord submitted himself to the prescriptions of the old law       and came to his people, who waited for him with faith.        Guided by the Holy Spirit,       the old, holy people Simeon and Anna came to the temple;        Illumined by the same Spirit,       they recognised the Lord and full of joy gave wi...