Liturgical Calendar & Feasts
Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple: Nov 21
Commemorates the presentation of the three-year-old Virgin Mary in the Jerusalem Temple by her parents, Joachim and Anna. According to Tradition, she entered the Holy of Holies and was nourished by an angel. Celebrates Mary's dedication to God from earliest childhood. One of the 12 Great Feasts.
Sources
- Protevangelium of James (2nd c.)
- Menaion (November 21) the OCA calendar