When the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were accomplished. This period lasted forty days from the birth. The forty days, according to the date of the nativity accepted universally by the Catholic Church, would bring the Feast of the Purification to February 2.
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Luke 2:22
Luke 2:22
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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