Religious life

World Day for Consecrated Life 2021

Simeon, so Saint Luke tells us, “looked forward to the consolation of Israel” (Lk2:25).  Going up to the Temple as Mary and Joseph were bringing Jesus there, he took the Messiah into his arms. The one who recognized in that Child the light that came to shine on the Gentiles was an elderly man who had patiently awaited the fulfilment of the Lord’s promises.