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Jesus is blessed  

Six weeks after Jesus was born in Bethlehem Mary and Joseph took him to the city of Jerusalem. They had to take him to the Temple for a special ceremony. They would promise to bring up Jesus to serve God. At the temple an old man came up to them. His name was Simeon. God had told Simon he would see the Savior before he died. A spirit had sent Simeon to the Temple that day. When he saw the baby Jesus he took him in his arms and blessed him. Then he said to Mary This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. Mary and Joseph were surprised to hear what Simeon had said, they did not understand it. There was also an old woman named Anne in the Temple. She prayed there night and day. She too came to see the baby. She praised God for sending him. She told everyone that the baby  would do great thing for all the people of Jerusalem.