Candlemas

Feast of the Purification

February 2nd

February 2nd is Candlemas! 

Candlemas celebrates three occasions 1) the Presentation of The Child Jesus, 2) Jesus' entry into the Temple and 3) the Purification of the Blessed Mother. Many people refer to Christ as the "Light of the World" so it is fitting that candles are blessed at Church on this day and Mass includes a candle-lit procession.

I found the picture above and some terrific reading at fisheaters.com. I highly recommend reading it when you get a chance:-)

Our family made candles in honor of the special day! Juliette had received a great candle making kit as a gift this past Christmas and was kind enough to suggest we use it for this special occasion. This is the second time we made candles..the first was a set for our Advent wreath and everyone really had a good time. 

This kit came from Magic Cabin.

This particular kit had a lot of beeswax pieces so even our younger children were able to "roll along" and create some fun. Because we made our candles that evening, we were not able to take them to Mass to be blessed.

 

Joseph rolling his candle.



Joseph adding his "dots."

Anna works on her candle.

Pretty stripes!

Nice job Anna!

Joseph, Maria and Anna

Checking out the results!

Maria and Anna are happy with their work!

Joseph loves an opportunity to blow out candles!