You are purchasing a 12 page Pamphlet/Minibook from the Super Saints Series on the life of Saints Anne and Joaquim, written by Bob and Penny Lord. St. Joachim was a rich man of advanced years who divided his blessings in three ways: the best was given to the temple; the next best was given to the poor and the least he kept for himself and his wife Saint Anne. However, upon offering his gift to the temple one year, he was chastised and told he should not be allowed to offer to the temple, because he had not had any children. He was told to look in Scripture to see if any of the leaders of Israel who had given to the temple had not had children. He did so, and could not find any who did not have children. In anguish, he went out into the desert, fasted and prayed for forty days and forty nights, pleading with the Lord for a child. He mentioned Abraham who had given birth to Isaac at an extremely advanced age. At the same time, his wife, Saint Anne, was also lamenting. Actually she had two lamentations. One was her impending widowhood, as her husband had gone and she did not know if he would ever return. The other was her being barren, not being able to bear children. She prayed to the Lord. However, it appears she was able to strike a bargain with God, which may be the reason everyone flocks to her for her intervention. She has the ear of the Lord. She was praying beneath a laurel bush when an Angel appeared to her. He told her that would conceive and bear a child. The Angel?s words were: ?Saint Anne, the Lord has heard your prayer, and you shall conceive and bring forth, and your seed shall be spoken of in all the world.? For her part, Anne committed her child to the Lord. She responded to the Angel, ?As the Lord my God lives, if I bear either male or female, I will bring it as a gift to the Lord my God; and it shall minister to Him in holy things all the days of its life.? At the same time, the Angel appeared to Joachim out in the desert and told him that Anne had conceived, and that he should get back to Nazareth immediately to be with her. ***************************************************** Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for viewing our items. Please visit our other listing to find more books and DVD written by Bob and Penny Lord. If you have any questions please let us know. We will combine shipping if you buy more than 1 item. God bless you! ***PLEASE NOTE**** Due to severe weather, some packages may be delayed. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING