The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord
1 Samuel 1:21–28 Hebrews 2:14–18 Luke 2:22–32 (33–40) God Gives the Gift of a Child to Destroy Death The Lord opened the barren womb of Hannah and gave her the gift of the son for whom she prayed, and in grateful response she presented and gave the child, Samuel, to the Lord’s service. “As long …