Happy feast day to Sts. Joachim and Anne!
Today the Church celebrates the parents of the Virgin Mary, the grandparents of Jesus, Saints Joachim and Anne. In their home, Mary came into the world, accompanied by the extraordinary mystery of the Immaculate Conception. Mary grew up in the home of Joachim and Anne; she was surrounded by their love and faith: in their home she learned to listen to the Lord and to follow his will. Saints Joachim and Anne were part of a long chain of people who had transmitted their faith and love for God, expressed in the warmth and love of family life, down to Mary, who received the Son of God in her womb and who gave him to the world, to us. How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith! (Pope Francis, Angelus, July 26, 2013)
Sts. Joachim and Anne, pray for us! #archdioceseofmobile #catholicchurch #catholiclife #catholic #catholicfaith #catholicsaints
