Icon from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
From James Kiefer at the Lectionary:
The Scriptures tell us nothing about the parents of the Virgin Mother, not even their names. An early but unreliable document, known as the Proto-Gospel (or Proto-Evangelion) of James, calls them Ann and Joachim, by which names they are customarily known. Our only real information about them, however, is an inference from the kind of daughter they reared.
Amen!
Kiefer's biographical information on Mary's parents is brief and honest.
PRAYER
Almighty God, heavenly Father, we remember in thanksgiving this day the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and we pray that we all may be made one in the heavenly family of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever.
READINGS:
Psalm 132:11-19 or 85:8-13
Genesis 17:1-8
Luke 1:26-33
hey, I like this! "the kind of daughter they raised."
ReplyDeleteDiane, I liked that, too. And isn't she a credit to them?
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these! This one especially; knowing that Thursday was their feast day got me big knowledge points with Tim. I'm afraid I didn't admit I only knew it because of your blog...
ReplyDeleteKate, however you knew, you knew. It doesn't matter how.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I shall remember it forever. Yay! That's, um, three feast days I know now...
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