This past Sunday we celebrated the ancient feast of Candlemas. I mentioned in the homily that if this feast falls on a Sunday, it supersedes the Sunday after Epiphany. Some churches leave their nativity scenes out until Candlemas, as for many this is the feast that officially ends the Christmas cycle. Sunday was the fortieth day after Christmas, when we hear the final childhood story of Jesus - his presentation in the Jerusalem Temple where Simeon and Anna greet the Holy Family.