To: Kolokotronis
A vow was given by those who marvelously begot her to return her that was given to the Giver; so accordingly the Mother of God strangely changed her dwelling from the house of her father to the house of God while still an infant. K, forgive me: I did not even arrive at home until 1 AM this morning from a week's trip away, spent the day at the office, and in minutes am about to crash for the night... but I don't understand this.
5 posted on
01/31/2007 7:46:20 PM PST by
sionnsar
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To: sionnsar
Holy Tradition as well as the Protoevangelion of James say that ++Joachim and Anna vowed, when +Anna became pregnant or when the Theotokos was born, I don't remember which,, that their daughter would be placed in the Temple and dedicated to the service of God, which she was at age three. Here's an icon of the event:
6 posted on
01/31/2007 8:00:08 PM PST by
Kolokotronis
(Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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