Today, we commemorate the first time the young girl destined to be the Mother of God entered into the Temple at Jerusalem.
Though now long gone, the Temple must have presented an awe-inspiring sight to the young child, with its white stone glistening in the Judean sun, its vested priests, its blowing trumpets, its smell of incense, the crowds of fervent praying worshippers, and the smoke arising from its altar of sacrifice. There is no historical record of her thoughts and feelings at that first visit, but if she did ask the question, “What is all this about?” the Christian answer (later learned after the Annunciation coming about a decade later) would have been, “Actually, it’s all about you.” To read more go to https://www.oca.org/reflections/fr.-lawrence-farley/the-great-feast-of-the-entrance-of-the-theotokos-into-the-temple
