The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is celebrated every 2nd day of February. According to our Gospel of St. Luke, it was narrated that "Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord." This is also a foreshadowing event that the child Jesus who once was offered in the Temple of Jerusalem will be again offer Himself in the calvary for the salvation of humankind.
This feast of the Church brings me back to the moment my parents offered the chalice during my presbyteral ordination which I also used for my first moment to celebrate the Holy Mass. This memorable event happened last August 22, 2023 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Dagupan City, Pangasinan. It is a very symbolic gesture for me because my parents offered not only the chalice but also me to the Lord as His priest. With that, each moment that I lift up the chalice during the celebration of the Holy Mass, I always offer a thanksgiving prayer for my parents to God.
I pray that all parents will have open hearts in offering their sons to the Lord in the journey to the holy vocation of priesthood.
Video credits to the Sabins Studio.
Audio used in this video is entitled "Hapag ng Habag." Lyrics from Fr. Alfredo Dimaano, composed by Maestro Jasper Gatoteo and sung by Mark Joseph Yumul.
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