St Peter's Parish News
Sunday 1 February 2026 9:30 am
Candlemas
This Sunday we celebrate Candlemas, the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. The feast falls on 2 February, which is traditionally the 40th day of and the conclusion of the Christmas–Epiphany season. In our Gospel, we hear the story of the elderly Simeon rejoicing at seeing the Christ child. The “Song of Simeon” is the Nunc Dimittis, canticle we sing at Evensong: “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace…” The choir anthem will be “When to the Temple Mary went” by the German composer Johannes Eccard (1553–1611).
