Feast Day: February 2
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas), commemorating Mary and Joseph's presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple forty days after his birth, with the encounter of Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-40). Includes the blessing of candles (USCCB Liturgical Calendar 2026).
Saints Commemorated on February 2
From the USCCB 2026 Liturgical Calendar.