Saint Anne
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According to Protoevangelium of Saint James, Saint Anne was the wife if Joachim, mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus.
Quotes
[edit]Protoevangelium of James
[edit]- O God of our fathers, bless me and hear my prayer, as You blessed the womb of Sarah, and gave her a son Isaac.
- As the Lord my God lives, if I beget either male or female, I will bring it as a gift to the Lord my God; and it shall minister to Him in holy things all the days of its life.
- Protoevangelium of James, 4.
- Now I know that the Lord God has blessed me exceedingly; for, behold the widow no longer a widow, and I the childless shall conceive.
- Protoevangelium of James, 4.
- I will sing a song to the Lord my God, for He has looked upon me, and has taken away the reproach of mine enemies; and the Lord has given the fruit of His righteousness, singular in its kind, and richly endowed before Him.
- Protoevangelium of James, 6.
- My soul has been magnified this day.
- Protoevangelium of James, 19.
Quotes about
[edit]- And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by, saying: Anna, Anna, the Lord has heard your prayer, and you shall conceive, and shall bring forth; and your seed shall be spoken of in all the world.
- Protoevangelium of James, 4.
