St. Joachim, Confessor, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary (16 August) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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St. Joachim was chosen by God to become the father of the Blessed Virgin Mary—and therefore the grandfather of Jesus Christ. In this reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s The Liturgical Year for August 16, we contemplate the extraordinary dignity and holiness of the patriarch whom the Church honors as the father of the Mother of God. Devotion to St. Joachim developed throughout both East and West, with his feast repeatedly associated with the great celebrations of his holy daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Tradition presents Joachim as a man of remarkable charity. He divided his income into three parts: one for the Temple, one for the poor, and one for his family. The Church praises his generosity with the words: “He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor; his justice remaineth forever.” Yet Joachim and his holy spouse St. Anne suffered the sorrow of childlessness. Joachim withdrew to the mountains to fast and pray while Anne prayed in her garden. Their prayers rose together before God, and an angel announced that their petition had been heard. From their union came the Immaculate Virgin Mary, who would give the world Jesus Christ. Dom Guéranger reminds us that if Mary gave us the Bread of Life, she herself came to us through Joachim. 🙏 St. Joachim, father of Mary and grandfather of Jesus, pray for us! 📖 The Liturgical Year — Dom Prosper Guéranger 📅 August 16 00:00 – St. Joachim, Confessor | August 16 00:17 – Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary 00:25 – Eastern Traditions Honoring St. Joachim 00:41 – The Feast Enters the Latin Church 01:04 – Pope Julius II & the Roman Calendar 01:28 – St. Joachim and St. Joseph 01:45 – Doubts About St. Joachim’s History 02:00 – Pope Gregory XV Restores His Feast 02:25 – Feast Transferred After the Assumption 02:43 – Pope Leo XIII Honors Joachim & Anne 03:08 – “Praise Our Fathers in Their Generation” 03:17 – Parents of the Immaculate Virgin 03:34 – A Daughter Greater Than the Angels 04:06 – Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving 04:13 – St. Joachim’s Charity to the Poor 05:09 – Grandfather of Jesus Christ 05:26 – Collect for St. Joachim 05:48 – Lesson From the Book of Wisdom 06:29 – Joachim’s Wealth and Holy Use of It 06:44 – The Sorrow of Joachim and Anne 07:08 – Joachim Withdraws to Fast and Pray 07:33 – St. Anne Prays in Her Garden 07:41 – Their Prayers Reach Heaven 07:48 – The Angelic Announcement 08:05 – Joachim’s Descendants Shall Be Blessed 08:36 – “O Joachim, Holy Spouse of Anne” 08:46 – Gospel: Genealogy of Jesus Christ 10:46 – “Rejoice, O Joachim” 11:01 – The Royal Ancestors of Our Savior 11:47 – The Two Genealogies of Christ 12:08 – The Meaning of the Name Joachim 12:25 – Crowned With Glory and Honor 12:48 – Joachim, Anne and Mary 13:03 – Prayer Through St. Joachim’s Intercession 13:31 – Mary Came to Us Through Joachim 14:03 – The Intercession of the Saints 14:42 – Prayer to the Father of Mary 15:04 – Sanctify Christian Family Life 15:13 – Grandfather of Jesus, Pray for Christians https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/august/august-16-st-joachim-confessor-father-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #StAnne #SaintOfTheDay #August16 #DomProsperGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #CatholicTradition #TraditionalCatholic #MotherOfGod #VirginMary #HolyFamily #CatholicFaith #CatholicFamily #LivesOfTheSaints #RomanCatholic #CatholicHistory #CatholicSpirituality

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