November 21 Celebration of Saints
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary at the Temple of Jerusalem, public domain
November 21 Celebration of Saints
Our Mother of Peace
The Presentation of Mary
Saints Joachim and Anne, the parents of the holy Virgin Mary, received a message from heaven that they would have a child.
To thank God for the gift of their daughter, they took three-year-old Mary to the Temple of Jerusalem to consecrate her to God.
She remained in the temple to be educated and to prepare her to be the Mother of God.
Her father Joachim died when she was six years old and her mother Anne died when she was eight.
At the age of 12, Mary completed her education and Joseph was assigned to be her guardian.
Other Saints for Today
Other saints and the blessed beatified for this day include:
Saint Albert of Louvain, Saint Amelberga, Saint Digain, Saint Gelasius I, Saint Heliodorus, Saint Honorius, Saint Liberalis, Blessed Frances Siedliska, Saint Maurus and Saint Rufus of Rome.
