Sunday, Feb. 2, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mass readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32.
There’s one feast in the Catholic Church’s calendar which is not very well known. That is the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple which is celebrated every Feb. 2.
Eventually, Miss Austen blows out the candles and blossoms into a confident and rousing story about female autonomy, with a splash of period romance. The Jane portrayed here would, no doubt, approve.