The Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple

February 2nd
Troparion (Tone 1)
Rejoice, thou who art full of grace, Mother of God and Virgin, for from thee arose the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, to give light to those in darkness. Rejoice thou also, righteous old man, who didst take in thine arms the Redeemer of our souls, Who also gives us the grace of resurrection.

Forty days after Jesus Christ's birth, the Theotokos and her betrothed, Joseph, brought her Son to the Temple to make the customary offering for purification; a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons (in Joseph's basket). There, the prophetess Anna and the aged Simeon met them. St. Simeon had been one of the translators of the Septuagint. While they were translating Isaiah 7:14, it was prophesied that Simeon would not die until he had witnessed its fulfillment. Here he receives the young pre-eternal God Incarnate just as he was promised he would before his death. Then St. Simeon praised God and said, "Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, O Master." In the center, bottom of the icon is a candlestick with a burning candle signifying that light has now come into the world, and relates to the Vesper service. Its use in this icon is unique to Georgia.

This Icon is enamel on gold. It is 12th or 13th century Georgian. The original is only 4" x 4-3/4",

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