Talk:Purification of the Virgin

message: A link was reinserted to fisheaters, previously removed as part of a sustained campaign of linkspamming spanning over 100 articles.  Please discuss why you think this link is justified in this article. - Just zis  Guy, you know? [T]/[C] AfD? 13:12, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link 

message: The list of links looks excessive here.  My reading of WP:EL indicates that if these pages include additional information then it should be merged, and the articles linked as references.  For example, new advent is a reputable source, but what is on that page which is not and cannot be included in the article?
*Text of Luke 2 in the New Revised Standard Version
*Traditions: Celebrating Candlemas 
*Poems by Robert Herrick including "Upon Candlemas Eve"
*Web-Holidays.com: Candlemas Day
*New Advent: Candlemas
*Imbolc, Candlemas Day and Groundhog Day  
*Open Directory Project: Candlemas
*Cantica Nova Origins of Candlemas
*liturgy for candlemas
*history of the feast of the Purification/Candlemas
*Liturgical Resources
Listed for input as I am not an expert in nuances of theology. - Just zis  Guy, you know? [T]/[C] AfD? 20:27, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

message: I'm not seeing a link to any equivalent Greek-language Wikipedia article on this. http://el.wikipedia.org/ Anybody? -- 201.50.249.78 21:38, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greek-language article 

message: The article reads: "Since the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, this title of the feast has been suppressed in favor of the Presentation of the Lord with references to candles and the purification of Mary de-emphasized in favor of the Prophecy of Simeon."
What is the basis for this assertion?  I do not believe it is correct.
JPSheridan 00:37, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "Suppression" may be a little strong (I prefer replacement).  This is what is written on the title page of the Sacramentary: "The Roman Missal revised by decree of the Second Vatican Council and published by authority of Pope Paul VI."  The publishing date is 1974.  In this Sacramentary today's feastday is called the Presentation of the Lord.  That should be basis enough for this assertion.68.65.122.80 13:00, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that "suppression" is too strong. I've changed it Certainly, nobody will be excommunicated for using the word "purification"! ElinorD 13:18, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Suppression by Vatican II?

message: For the discussion, see Talk:Presentation of Jesus at the Temple#Proposal to merge Purification of the Virgin and Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.  --LambiamTalk 16:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to merge [[Purification of the Virgin]] and [[Presentation of Jesus at the Temple]] 

message: Verifiable only through my grandmother, whose family "immigrated" from Wales during the revolutionary war, and refernced by Thoreau; the following verse would fit nicely following the bit about "in milk" and lambing. An old English verse, perpetuated by Northern farmers in the US to this day is: "Half your wood and half your hay, should remain to you on Candlemas day". This important point in mid-winter marks out the fact that, though by Feb 2, you're more than half way until spring weather, it's a ways yet before the grass etc. will have grown enough to feed your wintered livestock.
--216.220.232.134 22:05, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  That's not old English, though it may be old and originally from England. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.21.96.49 (talk) 19:05, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Candlemas Verse: Old English 

message: I have returned the Date subsection, which had been blanked some time ago. This article may need closer supervision. --Wetman 22:19, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Date subsection

message: :and in Anglican Churches it is known by various names, including... Presentation of Our Lord (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America),
Is there really anyone, including ELCA themselves, who considers ELCA an Anglican church? I know they're in communion with ECUSA, but that doesn't make them Anglicans. The Wednesday Island 02:42, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree! How can we word it differently?201.21.96.49 19:04, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ELCA

message: It is my understanding that the word "Uniate" is considered derogatory by Eastern Catholics.  If this is so, perhaps the word in the article should be replaced by "Eastern Catholics."68.65.122.80 13:03, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Uniate

message: 100% beeswax is no longer required.  It is sufficient that they contain at least 51% beeswax.68.65.122.80 13:44, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Beeswax