“St. Joachim married St. Anna when he was twenty years old. All during their married life of over fifty years, they lived in simplicity and piety. Our holy Church Fathers explain that their purity and righteousness before God surpassed that of every married couple on earth, and that is why they were chosen to bring our Panaghia into the world. The blessed Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos [+1994] had a great reverence for this godly pair, referring to them as ‘the most dispassionate couple that ever existed. They had no carnal mindset at all.’ [...W]e have several reasons to seek the intercessions of these righteous ancestors of God by praying this Akathist so as to help us find wholeness in our lives, through seeking God’s healing forgiveness of the sins that shatter our soul’s unity and cause us to take our eyes off of Christ, the Source of ‘singleness of heart.’” —“Akathist to the Righteous Joachim & Anna”
CONTENTS
Kontakion I Ikos I Kontakion II Ikos II Kontakion III Ikos III Kontakion IV Ikos IV Kontakion V Ikos V Kontakion VI Ikos VI Kontakion VII Ikos VII Kontakion VIII Ikos VIII Kontakion IX Ikos IX Kontakion X Ikos X Kontakion XI Ikos XI Kontakion XII Ikos XII Kontakion XIII Prayer to the Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna Prayer for One’s Spouse Prayer for a Married Couple
Item Number: BKSP771 Publication Data: Safford, AZ: St. Paisius Orthodox Monastery, 2013 Format: softcover Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions (l × w × h): 16.5 cm × 12.0 cm × 0.2 cm Additional Information: two-color printing
