{"id":20748,"date":"2024-11-21T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/feast-of-the-presentation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T06:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T06:30:53","slug":"feast-of-the-presentation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/feast-of-the-presentation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Feest van de Opdracht van de Heilige Maagd Maria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast date: Nov 21 The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in Jerusalem. Before Mary&#039;s birth, her parents received a heavenly message that they would bear a child. In thanksgiving for the God&#039;s gift of Mary&#039;s birth, they brought her to the Temple to consecrate their\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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In thanksgiving for the God&#039;s gift of Mary&#039;s birth, they brought her to the Temple to consecrate their\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-20748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9772,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/the-nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary\/","url_meta":{"origin":20748,"position":0},"title":"The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"september 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast date: Sep 08 The Catholic Church celebrates today the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of September 8, nine months after the December 8 celebration of her Immaculate Conception as the child of Saints Joachim and Anne.The circumstances of the Virgin Mary's infancy and early life are not directly recorded in the Bible, but other documents and traditions describing the circumstances of her birth are cited\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1725817929_Nativity_8September.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1725817929_Nativity_8September.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1725817929_Nativity_8September.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1725817929_Nativity_8September.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69932,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/what-do-we-know-about-the-presentation-of-mary\/","url_meta":{"origin":20748,"position":1},"title":"What do we know about the presentation of Mary?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Alessandro Allori, \u201cThe Presentation of Mary,\u201d 1598. \/ Credit: Public domain National Catholic Register, Nov 21, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). It\u2019s easy to conceptualize the presentation of the Lord because we find it in Scripture. Luke\u2019s Gospel tells of the Holy Family\u2019s journey to the Temple when Jesus was 8 days old. According to Jewish custom, Jesus was to be circumcised and Mary purified. There Mary and Joseph meet the prophets Anna and Simeon, who recognized the child as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8293,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/the-assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary\/","url_meta":{"origin":20748,"position":2},"title":"The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast date: Aug 15 Today, Catholics and many other Christians celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This significant feast day recalls the spiritual and physical departure of the mother of Jesus Christ from the earth, when both her soul and her body were taken into the presence of God.Venerable Pope Pius XII confirmed this belief about the Virgin Mary as the perennial teaching of the Church when\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/assumption-1617-660x350-1471236326.jpg?fit=660%2C350&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/assumption-1617-660x350-1471236326.jpg?fit=660%2C350&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/assumption-1617-660x350-1471236326.jpg?fit=660%2C350&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102315,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/christians-across-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-celebrate-the-assumption-despite-challenges\/","url_meta":{"origin":20748,"position":3},"title":"Christians across the Middle East and North Africa celebrate the Assumption despite challenges","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Across the Middle East and North Africa, Christians celebrated the solemnity of the Assumption according to their own traditions and cultures, despite the different challenges facing their communities.LebanonDespite the ongoing war and the country\u2019s difficult economic situation, streets across Lebanon on Saturday were filled with processions honoring the Virgin Mary, with each village marking the feast through its own customs.In the southern town of Jezzine in Lebanon, a long procession culminated with a rosary made of balloons being released into\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Christians across the Middle East and North Africa celebrate the Assumption despite challenges","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Christians-across-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa-celebrate-the-Assumption-despite-challenges.jpg?fit=989%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Christians-across-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa-celebrate-the-Assumption-despite-challenges.jpg?fit=989%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Christians-across-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa-celebrate-the-Assumption-despite-challenges.jpg?fit=989%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Christians-across-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa-celebrate-the-Assumption-despite-challenges.jpg?fit=989%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102333,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/slovak-bishops-preach-on-mary-at-250th-nitra-pilgrimage\/","url_meta":{"origin":20748,"position":4},"title":"Slovak bishops preach on Mary at 250th Nitra pilgrimage","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Three bishops took part in a traditional pilgrimage in Nitra, Slovakia, over the weekend to mark the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The largest event of its kind in the area, the pilgrimage dates back to the 18th century, with pilgrims first marching up the local hill of Calvary in 1766, according to the website of the Diocese of Nitra.This year marked the 250th annual thanksgiving pilgrimage to the shrine, according to the diocese. 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