Our Lady was born September 8th lunar festival (September 21 Gregorian calendar)。
"New Testament" is recorded rarely Virgin, born on Virgin did not mention. In the Orthodox Church tradition, there are described in detail. Our Lady of Nazareth was born in the Jewish family, his father was born in the royal family Yueji Mu, the mother is the origin of the high priest's house and Anah. The couple live rich, deep faith and generosity to help others and famous. They use one-third of their income to the poor, one of the other three donated to the church, and the remaining one-third of their own consumption. Their lives only for issue trouble is getting old, but not older children. Once Yueji Mu Jerusalem church in a big festival of sacrifice. Some people in the church say Yueji Mu marriage without children is shameful,The high priest therefore attributed Yueji Mu, even from the age of the righteous sacrifice. Yueji Mu looked at his devout heart to bring offerings, was very painful, repeatedly saying: "It is a holiday for others, but I was crying for days." He saw his wife in order not to upset and decided not to go home, go to the mountains of grazing their livestock. He had spent 40 days here in prayer to God,Ask God to give him offspring.
But it happened in Jerusalem church or spread of Nazareth. Anah more sad than her husband, because he believed that no child is his sin. Her work in the garden for that matter, when depressed. Suddenly, she saw a tree nest, bird food is used to feed the birds got. In these circumstances make Anah feel sad. She prayed to God:. "Only I am dead and lifeless whole nature in its own fruit praise you, our Creator everything for their children and joy, except I do not have children, do not like the prairie. ! ..... water main, ah, Lord you gave Sarah a son aged:! also hear my prayer, and I want my child born unto thee thanks for your kindness. "Asia take a long time to pray. Thus, God's messenger came up to her and said:. "God heard your prayers, and your call report through the clouds, your tears fell on the Lord's Gongzhuo Qian you will birth female, she got God blessings, than all the earth is more noble daughter. for her things in the world will get blessed the whole world will be saved through her. her name to be called Mary. "
Our Lady of the birth of this festival is determined, it has been impossible to verify, and only know that in the second half of the 5th century began there. Significance of the birth of the Virgin Festival, can be retained from the Orthodox Church to make of this festival to see the Virgin's eulogy in:
Our Lady of the Virgin, your birth brings joy to the world:
Your body will be born from the sun of truth, Christ, our God,
He will break the curse and bring happiness to eliminate death, to u Eternal life.
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