The Presentation (Feb. 2 ) abc rcl Luke 2:22-40 ( nrsv) Vvv¦cccccccvbbbbhcbbbbfcchcbbb x gcvbbbhch.ccbbb[vbhcvbbhcvbbhcbbhcb x f,cvv}ccvhchchcbbb x hccfcvh.ccbb}bvbö = The Holy Gospel of our Lord Je - sus Christ ac-cord-ing to Luke. + Glo-ry to you, Lord Christ. Vbbb¦ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccv[vbb¦cccccccbbbbbbbbbö When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Jesus’ parents / they Vbbb¦ccccccccccccvhcbbfcvbb x hcvbgcvgcgcvb x h.cv[cb¦ccccccbbhcbbfcb x hcvbgcgvvö brought him up to Jerusalem to pre-sent him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Vvbh.c[vvbb¦cccccccccccccccccccccvvhcvb x f,cvvbbbb]cbb¦cccccccccbö Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), 24 and they offered a sac- V¦ccccccccvvhcbbfcb x hcbbgvvbbgcgcbbgcvgcgcbb x h.cv[vvbb¦ccccccccccccccvö rifice according to what is stat-ed in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young Vvbbb x hcf,cvb]ccvv¦ccccccccccccccccccccccvbbb x hcbbbfvvbbbf,c]vvbbhcvvhcbfvvö pi-geons.” 25 ¶ Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Sim-e - on; this man was Vvbb x hccgcvbbbgcvgcbb x h.c[bbb¦cccccccbhcfcbbb bx hcvgcgcbbgcvgcb x gvvbhcbh.vvbb[v¦cccccccvbö right-eous and de-vout, looking forward to the con-so- la-tion of Is- ra- el, and the Holy Spirit Vvhchchcb x f,c]cbb¦ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccvö rest-ed on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death be- V¦ccccccccccccvhcb x hvbbf,c]cvvbb x hcvgcgcgcvb x gcbbh.c[vbb¦cccccccccccvö fore he had seen the Lord’s Mes-si-ah. 27 Guid-ed by the Spir-it, Simeon came into the tem -
Luke 2:22-40 (Presentation abc rcl ) Page 2 Vh.c[vvhccbhcvbbfcvbb x hcvbbgccvbgccgcgcvvbgcb x gvvbbbh.vvbb[bbb¦ccccccvvhcvvbbfcbb bx hcvgcvbbgcbbgvvõ ple; and when the par-ents brought in the child Je-sus, to do for him what was cus-tom-ar - y Vvgcbbbgcgcb x h.c[cv¦ccccccccccvbbbhcvvbfccbbb x hccvgvvb ¨ cb x gch.c[ccvbbbhcvh.c[cbbbhvvö un-der the law, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, say-ing, 29 “Mas - ter, now Vvhcvbhcbbfcvbb x hcvbgcvvbgcvbbgcvbbgcbbgcvbbb x h.c[bbb¦ccccccbhcbvvb x f,c]cvvhcvhcvbhcvvbfcvvbbb x hcbõ you are dis-mis-sing your ser-vant in peace, according to your word; 30 for my eyes have seen Vvbgcvbbbgcb x gch.c[ccvhcvvbbhcvvbhcvbbbbfcvvbbb x hcvbgcgcvvgcvvbgcvgcgcb x gch.cbb[cbb¦cccccvvvbö your sal-va-tion, 31 which you have pre-pared in the pres-ence of all peo-ples, 32 a light for reve - V¦cccccccccccccccccccccbbb x hcvfcbf,c]cc¦ccccccccccvvö lation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Is - ra - el.” 33 ¶ And the child’s father and V¦cccccccccccccccccvb x hcfcvfcf,cbbb]cbb¦ccccccccccccccvbö mother were amazed at what was being said a-bout him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said Vvbhcfcvvbbb x hcbbbgcvbb x gch.c[vb¦cccccccccccccccccccccccccccc[ö to his moth-er Mar-y, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, Vvbbbhcbbhvvbbhvvfcb x hcvvgcvvbgcgcgcvbbbbbb x h.cv[vb¦ccccccccvbbhccvbfcvb x hcgcbbgcgcgcvbbb x h.cvbb[ö and to be a sign that will be op-posed 35 so that the inner thoughts of man-y will be re-vealed— V¦ccccccccccccccchcb x f,cvv]cvvb¦ccccccccccbb[v¦cccccccvbbbö and a sword will pierce your own soul too.” 36 ¶ There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter
Luke 2:22-40 (Presentation abc rcl ) Page 3 Vb¦cccc[v¦ccccccvb x hcf,vv]vbb¦ccccccccc[v¦ccccccccccccccvvö of Phanuel, of the tribe of Ash-er. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven V¦cccccccccvv[cbb¦cccccccccccccvhcvhcb x f,vv]v¦cccccccccvvbö years after her marriage, 37 then as a widow to the age of eight-y-four. She never left the temple Vbbb¦cccccccccccccccccccccvbbhcb x f,c]cbbb¦cccccccccccccbö but worshiped there with fasting and prayer night and day. 38 At that moment she came, and Vbbb¦cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccvö began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption Vvhchcb x hcbfcf,cb]cc¦ccccccccccvbbhcbbhcvbbbhcvbbbfcvbbbb x hcvvbbgcbgcbbbgcvgcgcvh.vvbbbbb[ö of Je- ru- sa- lem. 39 ¶ When they had finished ev’-ry-thing re-quired by the law of the Lord, Vbbb¦cccccccccvvb[vbbb¦cccccccccvbb x hcbbfcf,cbbb]cbb¦cccccccccccbö they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Naz- a - reth. 40 The child grew and became Vcbbh.c[chccvhcvvbF x Ycbbh.c[cbbgcvgcbbgcbbgcgcvgcvvbgcgcvvb x GYcbbbh.cv]]vö strong, filled with wis-dom; and the fa-vor of God was up - on him. Vcbb¦ccccccvbhcb x f,cvbb}ccvhcvvbhc vbx hccfcch.cc} = The Gospel of the Lord. + Praise to you, Lord Christ. Prepared by William G. Gartig January 30, 2011
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