Luke's Portrait of Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Luke 2:21-40: The Naming of Jesus and the Presentation in the Temple
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Bible Meditations on Mary
www.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/memoirs.html

What was Mary's role as a disciple?
[Presentation in the temple mentioned in this context.] To understand Mary's role as disciple it is useful to remember that every human being is God's creature, directly (soul) and indirectly  (body) the fruit of God's love.
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/yq/yq188.html

Did Mary have servants?
One point to consider: There has been a tendency since the late Middle Ages to compare Mary to Christ in order to show the intimate connection between the two figures ... [answer contains reference to presentation in the temple]
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/yq/yq177.html 

Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of the Lord
www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/bvmtext1.htm

Marian Feasts Past and Present
The following feature points to the evolution of Marian Feasts in the recent past.
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Does the liturgy give us any hints about Mary's life?
Several events concerning Mary's life are commemorated during the yearly liturgical cycles of Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian Churches.
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The Life of Mary: Sacred Scripture:
Direct quotes from Post-Vatican II documents New Testament Elements Infancy: Nativity and Epiphany
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Women: Teachers of Peace
John Paul II / World Day of Peace, January 1,1995
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii

Why is Mary a model of contemplative prayer?
Mary is a model of contemplative prayer specifically because of her pondering (presentation of twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple), meaning: assimilating events of her life--which happened to be important events of salvation history--examining them in her heart ...
www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/yq/yq173.html

The Rosary in Images and Texts
Meditations Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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Art

Icons: Kinds of Marian Icons
Refers briefly to types of icons appropriate to the liturgical feast day.
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Presentation in the Temple (detail), Shrine at Künigsfelden, Switzerland
One of many windows dedicated to Mary at the shrine. Artist: unknown, fourtheenth century.
www.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/exhibits/sarahhall/millennium.html

The Presentation in the Temple, block print art of Dominican Nuns, Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary, New York
The presentation of Jesus in the temple shows him to be the first born Son who belongs to the Lord.
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 Ave Regina Caelorum
 Marian Antiphon for the Time After the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and Lent
  www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/antiph2.html

 

Poetry

Candlemas Poetry
Includes: The Presentation in the Temple, Mary's Purification, Candlemas (by John D. Boyd, (S.J.),Simeon's Prophecy, The Purification (by Eugene M. Beck, S.J.), Candlemas (by Francesca), The Purification (From the Menaion), Purification of the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady of Doves, The Offering (A Song of Simeon)
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SNOWDROP:
Galanthus nivalis. The Flower of the Purification, Fair Maid of February,  Candlemas Bells.

LEGEND:  
The snowdrop is said to have bloomed on February 2, when Mary took Jesus to the temple ...
www.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/exhibits/barrish02.html