Reception of the Lord Resource Page

Reception of the Lord in the Temple (Feast Day - February 2)

Verses

The hands of Symeon that carry you

The Father’s bosom typify, my Christ.

On the second Symeon received Christ outside the Temple.

Feast of the Reception

Synaxarion for the Reception of the Lord

Reception of Christ: Epistle and Gospel Reading

Feast of the Reception of Our Lord In the Temple

The Reception of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ

The Theology of the Reception of Christ 

The Presentation, Meeting or Reception of Christ?

The Oldest Written Account of the Celebration of the Reception of Christ at the Temple

Origins of the Feast of the Reception of Christ

The Justinianic Bubonic Plague of 542 and the Establishment of the Feast of the Reception of Christ

History of the Feast of the Reception of the Lord in the Temple

 

The Reception of the Lord in the Hymnography of the Orthodox Church  

Megalynaria of the Reception of Christ

The Theotokos as the Mystical Tongs

The Use of Candles in the Orthodox Church

Why We Light Oil Lamps and Candles Before Relics and Icons

"So Shines a Good Deed in a Naughty World"

 

Homilies 

 

Oration on Symeon and Anna and the Reception of Christ in the Temple (St. Methodios of Olympus) 

 

Homily on the Reception of Christ in the Temple (St. Cyril of Alexandria) 

 

St. Sophronios of Jerusalem's Candlemas Sermon 

 

On the Reception of the Lord (Timothy the Presbyter of Jerusalem)

 

Homily on the Reception of our Lord (St. Gregory Palamas) 

 

Homily on the Reception of the Lord (Saint Gerasimos Palladas) 

 

First Homily for the Day of the Reception of the Lord (Archpriest Rodion Putyatin)

 

Second Homily for the Day of the Reception of the Lord (Archpriest Rodion Putyatin)

 

Third Homily for the Day of the Reception of the Lord (Archpriest Rodion Putyatin)

 

Fourth Homily for the Day of the Reception of the Lord (Archpriest Rodion Putyatin)

 

Fifth Homily for the Day of the Reception of the Lord (Archpriest Rodion Putyatin)

 

Homily on the Reception of the Lord (and How to Attain the Blessing of the Reception of the Lord) - by St. Theophan the Recluse

 

Reflection on the Feast of the Reception of the Lord (St. Theophan the Recluse)

 

February: Day 2: Teaching 1: The Reception of the Lord

 

February: Day 2: Teaching 2: The Reception of the Lord 

 

February: Day 2: Teaching 3: The Reception of the Lord

 

February: Day 2: Teaching 4: The Reception of the Lord 

 

Prologue in Sermons: February 2 

Homily One for the Reception of the Lord (St. John of Kronstadt)

 

Homily Two for the Reception of the Lord (St. John of Kronstadt)
 

Homily One on the Feast of the Reception of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily Two on the Feast of the Reception of the Lord (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

The Pierced Soul of the Theotokos (St. Nikolai Velimirovich) 

 

Homily on the Reception of the Lord (Archimandrite Kirill Pavlov)

 

The Reception of the Lord (Archimandrite Joel Yiannakopoulos) 

 

A Sign Which Shall Be Gainsaid: The Reception of the Lord (Metr. Nikodemos of Patras)

 

Homily on the Reception of the Lord (Archimandrite George Kapsanis)

 

Homily on Saints Symeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess (Archimandrite George Kapsanis)

 

Homily for the Reception of the Lord (Fr. Daniel Sysoev)

 

The Reception of the Lord as the Feast of Freedom (George Mantzarides) 

 

Becoming Visionaries of the Face of the Divine Child (Metr. Seraphim of Kastoria)

 

Homily on the Leave-Taking of the Feast of the Reception of Christ (Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou)

 

 

Sarantismos and Ritual Purification

 

The Reception of the Lord and Sarantismos

 

February: Day 2: Teaching 2: The Reception of the Lord 

 

Does the Pure One Have Need of Purification?

  

The Ritual Purification of Women in Leviticus and Its Relevance for Orthodox Women Today

Saints Symeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess

Saints Symeon and Anna Resource Page


Shrines and Icons of the Feast

6 Orthodox Churches Which Celebrate on February 2nd

Discovery of the Panagia Ypapanti Icon in Kalamata

The Miraculous Icon of the Reception of Christ at Koudoumas Monastery in Crete

The Hidden Church of Panagia Sergena in Santorini

Synaxis of Panagia Koutsouriotissa in Erateini of Phocis