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THE GOSPEL OF THE BIRTH OF MARY. CHAPTER I. 1 The Parentage of Mary. Joachim her father, and Anna her mother, go to Jerusalem to the feast of the dedication. Issachar, the high priest, reproaches Joachim for being childless. THE blessed and ever glorious Virgin Mary, sprung from the royal race and family of David, was born in the city of Nazareth, and educated at Jerusalem, in the temple of the Lord. 2 Her father’s name was Joachim, and her mother’s Anna. The family of her father was of Galilee and the city of Nazareth. The family of her mother was of Bethlehem. 3 Their lives were plain and right in the sight of the Lord, pious and faultless before men; for they divided all their substance into three parts; 4 One of which they devoted to the temple and officers of the temple; another they distributed among strangers, and persons in poor circumstances; and the third they reserved for themselves and the uses of their own family. 5 In this manner they lived for about twenty years chastely, in the favour of God, and the esteem of men, without any children.
Product ID: 9781776744916
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