The Presentation of Christ

Collect

Almighty and Ever-living God, who on this day caused your incarnate Son to be presented in the temple and received with joy by Simeon and Anna as the Redeemer of all creation, and who in every age calls your people to offer themselves in thanksgiving and worship, mercifully grant that we, like them, may be guided by the Holy Spirit to recognize the glory of your salvation, to offer our lives as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable in your sight, and to remain faithful in your service until our lives' end; through the same Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.