FEB. 2, 2014 - CHARTRES, CATHEDRAL OF LIGHT

 February 2, 2014, today, we celebrate the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple which also commemorates the fortieth day since His birth in Bethlehem. 

The Gospel speaks of Mary and Joseph fulfilling the law in presenting any male child in the temple and "redeeming" him with a pair of turtle doves. It relates of Simeon proclaiming the Christ Child as the "light of the Gentiles and the glory of his people."

As Fr. Philip Ganir, a Filipino Jesuit of the St. Ignatius Church in Sacramento expounded on Jesus being the "Light of the World" for believers and non-believers alike, I recalled a sanctuary in Chartres, France which is called the "Cathedral of Light."