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1 January, commemorates the occasion when this rite of the Jewish religion was received by Our Lord, eight days after His birth.
This festival is traceable to the year 567; it may be older.
The Mass and Office give prominence to the part the Mother of Our Lord has in the work of Redemption.
New Catholic Dictionary
