MYTHOLOGY
ANDRÉ DURAND Twenty-First Century Paintings
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Upon bringing Jesus into the temple, they encountered Simeon the Righteous . The Gospel records that Simeon had been promised that “he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ” (Luke 2:26. Simeon prayed the prayer that would become known as the Nunc Dimittis, or Canticle of Simeon, which prophesied the redemption of the world by Jesus:
“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all peoples; a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel”. (Luke 2:29-32).