It is a trinity of feast days on February 2nd: The Purification of Mary, The Presentation of the Lord, and the traditional blessing of candles. Fr. Eric Anderson, pastor of St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Portland, explains each one and why they fall on the same day.

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