Posts Tagged ‘Simeon’
John DelHousaye on Praying the Nunc Dimittis
Luke has given us three prayers for Advent—the Magnificat, the Benedictus, and the Nunc Dimittis. This meditation focuses on the third; I intend to offer context for the focus (kavanah) we bring to the prayer. This section in Luke’s birth narrative of Jesus has four chiastic subunits: A Piety of Parents (2:21–24) B Simeon’s Piety…
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