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September 8
According to Tradition, Saints Joachim and Anna, who were unable to have children, received an angelic visitation announcing the conception of their daughter, the Theotokos. From birth, their daughter was looked after until she could be dedicated in the temple to the service of God. St. John of Damascus, extolling the work she was destined to do for the sake of humanity, writes: “Blessed pair, all creation is indebted to you. Indeed, it is by you that she could offer to the Creator a gift above all gifts, the chaste mother, who alone was worthy of this Creator. Rejoice, Joachim, as the Son is born to us by your daughter.”
Troparion (Tone 4)
Thy Nativity, O Virgin,
has proclaimed joy to the whole universe!
the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God,
has shone from thee, O Theotokos!
By annulling the curse,
He bestowed a blessing.
by destroying death, He has granted us eternal Life.
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