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Feb. 3, 2026 : Pope Leo XIV on Monday celebrated Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica and marked the 30th World Day for Consecrated Life, an annual observance that was instituted in 1997 by Pope Saint John Paul II.
The liturgy began with a candlelight procession, recalling Simeon’s words that Christ is “a light for revelation to the Gentiles,” as the pope processed from the basilica’s entrance toward the main altar in a dimly lit church “waiting” for the light of Christ.
In his homily, the pope reflected on the Gospel passage from Luke (2:22–40), where Simeon and Anna recognize and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. He described the scene as “the meeting between two movements of love: that of God who comes to save man and that of man who awaits with vigilant faith his coming.”
The Pope praised consecrated men and women for living out their steadfast faith even in the most difficult of circumstances, and invited them to be 'leavens of peace' and 'signs of hope.'
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