Saint Anna did not perform a miracle, she did not suffer martyrdom and venerable deeds. External signs do not always accompany holiness. She bore other sorrows, including those that every woman bears when building her family. And the sorrow of fruitless loneliness, and the patient hope of motherhood, which had to be carried into old age. Through patience and hope, the righteous Anna acquired her treasure in her earthly life. Patience and hope were crowned with the joy of Nativity and became the guarantee of eternal joy in God. And Christ the Savior commands us: “By your patience save your souls” (Luke 21:19).
First image: Miraculous icon of St. Anna at Skete of St. Anna Mt. Athos
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