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Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information CenterTheotokos Minor Feast Days - Conception of Ancester of Christ Ann of the Theotokos
9 December - The Feast of Conception of The Ancester of Christ, Ann is celebrated. The soul of the The Theotokos whom God had chosen from all eternity to be the Mother in the flesh of the Incarnate Word, Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, was created full of grace and free from original sin, united to a body formed according to the laws of nature through the operation of love of her parents, Jochim and Ann. This feast celebrates the great gift of God to The Ancesters of Christ, Joachim and Ann in their old age--they thought they would never have a child. Ann and Joachim had been unable to have children so they were amazed and happy to learn that Ann would have a baby. An angel announced to them that they would conceive a child who would play a very special part in God's plan for human salvation. This baby, Their daughter Mary, would be chosen to bear Christ -- God in the flesh, thus fulfilling God's plan for human salvation. Mary would give birth to the Messiah, the Son of God, the Incarnate Word of God, the Savior of the world. This feast shows the power of Holy God to involve people in His divine Plan of Salvation. The Conception of Ancester of Christ, Ann shows us how Holy God uses even the most unlikely-seeming people in His Plan of Salvation. The Ancesters of Christ Joachim and Ann felt cursed because they were old and had no children. Instead Holy God blessed them with a child whose own Child would be Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ.. DateThe time between The Feast of the Conception of Ann on 9 December and The Great Feast of the Nativity of The Theotokoson September 8 is one day less than nine months. The decision was made that the time between the two feasts would not be exactly, perfectly 9 months, that the time would be one day less than perfect. The reason is because only Holy God is perfect. NameThis feast is also called the "Maternity of Ann". This feast is not a Great Feast.This feast is not one of the 12 Great Feasts. Latin Catholic ChurchThis privilege of the Theotokos, accepted throughout the centuries, was officially proclaimed as a dogma by Pope Pius IX in the year 1854. In the West, this Feast is called the Immaculate Conception and is celebrated on 8 Dec.
Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron26 Nov. - 24 Dec., at every Sunday and feast-day liturgy.Kontakion of the Preparation (Tone 3) Conception of Ancester of Christ AnnTROPARION (TONE4) KONTAKION (TONE 4) More InformationThe Maternity of St. Anna Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Feasts of Our Lady the Theotokos IkonThe Maternity of St. Anna Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Feasts of Our Lady the Theotokos Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Martha Liles Web URL address: Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center or https://www.mliles.com/melkite/ E-mail: mliles@mliles.com or mliles@mliles.com Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is
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