Catholic Word of the Day: SIMEON, 01-05-11

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SIMEON

1. the second son of Jacob and Leah; he was more clearly associated with Judah than with any other of his brothers. From the final prophetic utterance of Jacob concerning his sons, it is clear that he deplored the life Simeon led. He spoke of his son's "malicious plans" and considered him "accursed" for his "ruthlessness" (Genesis 49:5-7);

2. the saintly old man who was in the Temple when Jesus was brought in by his parents to be consecrated to the Lord. The Holy Spirit had revealed to Simeon that he would not die before he set eyes on the long-promised Messiah. He recognized Jesus instantly and hailed him as "the light to enlighten the pagans and the glory of your people Israel." The event is commemorated in the fourth Joyous Mystery of the Rosary, the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:22-32).

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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I was aware of the Simeon at the Presentation of the Lord. Had forgotten about the other Simeon

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Case of Conscience	Dominations	Self-love
The Knights Templars	Clerestory	Hosea
State of Perfection	Tables of the Law	Imprimi Potest
Passive Recollection	Simony	Sinful Joy
Immaculate Conception	Inter Ea	Stole
Disparity of Worship	Apostolicity	Relator
Autocephali	Annihilation	Supernatural Theology
Subsistence	Root of Jesse	Ausculta Fili
Shrine at Zamboanga	Servus Servorum Dei	Ain Karim
Priscilla	Human Act	Nebi’im
Dichotomy	Convulsionaries	Heli
Liquefaction	Reordination	Elijah
Communicable Attribute	Curate	Denomination
Quadragesimo Anno	Mozzetta	Simeon

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