{"id":2860,"date":"2021-11-02T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2860"},"modified":"2021-11-04T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T14:26:57","slug":"273-the-virgin-marys-mother-and-fathers-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2860","title":{"rendered":"273- The Virgin Mary&#8217;s Parents and Their Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21011123\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2144\/\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever thought of the Madonna when she was a baby? How about before she was born? I have uncovered the story of the parents of the Mother of God. This is the story of Joachim and Anna (Ann)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7_26_ann_joachim.jpg\" alt=\"Painting of The Parents of the Virgin Mary, Anna and Joachim\" data-id=\"739\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7_26_ann_joachim.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?attachment_id=739\" class=\"wp-image-739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7_26_ann_joachim.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7_26_ann_joachim-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/275px-Santi_gioacchino_e_anna.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Baby Mary and her parents\" data-id=\"736\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/275px-Santi_gioacchino_e_anna.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?attachment_id=736\" class=\"wp-image-736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/275px-Santi_gioacchino_e_anna.jpg 275w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/275px-Santi_gioacchino_e_anna-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 85vw, 275px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Baby Mary and her parents image called: Santi Gioacchino e Anna, genitori della beata Vergine Maria<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The Virgin Mary&#8217;s Parents, Anna (Ann) and Joachim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:68px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More information about Joachim and Anna:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Joachimanna.jpg\" alt=\"Icon of Joachim and Anna with the Baby Mary\" class=\"wp-image-732\" width=\"582\" height=\"613\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orthodoxwiki.org\/Joachim_and_Anna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This icon and more info about Joachim and Anna (Ann) are from orthodoxwiki.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacares.org\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Jake&#8217;s Story&#8221; found on the Sts Joachim &amp; Ann Care Service, St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren, Missouri: https:\/\/www.jacares.org\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/catholictt.org\/2021\/07\/20\/who-were-saints-anne-and-joachim\/\" target=\"_blank\">J<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/catholictt.org\/2021\/07\/20\/who-were-saints-anne-and-joachim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oachim and Anne&#8217;s Story from the People of God in Trinidad and Tobago- CatholicTT.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:78px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I value feedback through the comments section here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OR- Better via email at <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">NikosSteves@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The origin of these podcasts began with my book <em>The Constant Procession.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constant Procession (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png\" alt=\"The Podcast Academy Member Logo\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" width=\"451\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png 360w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 85vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever thought of the Madonna when she was a baby? How about before she was born? I have uncovered the story of the parents of the Mother of God. 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