St Anna the Prophetess

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I find this saint to be fascinating even though it is very difficult to find out much about her. There is just a mere mention of Anna in the gospel reading of the Presentation."
I’ve tried to find out more by checking the internet. Most of the information about St Anna on the net was not written by Roman Catholics.
I find it fascinating that Anna spent more time raising or rearing the Blessed Virgin than the mother of Mary did. When Mary was three her mother presented her to God in the temple and that is where Mary spent the next 11 or so years of her life. Supposedly St Anna was with her as her teacher during that time. If this is true, why don’t we hear more about Saint Anna in the gospel? I would think that St Anna would have rushed up to Mary when she saw her coming and greeted her like a mother who raised her. Something doesn’t seem quite right.
 
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If this is true, why don’t we hear more about Saint Anna in the gospel?
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Even if it is true, I would not expect this to be in the gospels. The gospels focus on Jesus and his mission, with variant emphases according to the original authors & audiences.
 
You are right, Aspirant.
But John the Beloved lived with the Blessed Mother for many years. I’m sure she told him about her years in the temple…if it were true.
St Luke’s gospel tells us Anna’s age, marital status, and heritage. He mentioned that she stayed in the temple but never mentioned what I would consider the most important fact (if it is true) and that is that she was with Our Lady for 11 years.
 
I am not at all arguing with your facts. The main reason for this thread is not the facts. I started this thread because of my frustration that I can not find any biblical or Catholic traditional proof that St Anna the Prophetess actually did mentor Our Blessed Mother. In my opinion, that is an enormous omission from history…if it is true. I am thinking with my “heart” and my heart is yearning to know why the facts about St Anna were so cold and if the warm fuzzy story about her is true.
 
onetruechurch said:
catholicism.org/saint-anna-the-prophetess-first-century.html

I find this saint to be fascinating even though it is very difficult to find out much about her. There is just a mere mention of Anna in the gospel reading of the Presentation."
I’ve tried to find out more by checking the internet. Most of the information about St Anna on the net was not written by Roman Catholics.
I find it fascinating that Anna spent more time raising or rearing the Blessed Virgin than the mother of Mary did. When Mary was three her mother presented her to God in the temple and that is where Mary spent the next 11 or so years of her life. Supposedly St Anna was with her as her teacher during that time. If this is true, why don’t we hear more about Saint Anna in the gospel? I would think that St Anna would have rushed up to Mary when she saw her coming and greeted her like a mother who raised her. Something doesn’t seem quite right.
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There is certainly a mention in Luke 2:36 of Anna the Prophetess but she was not the mother of Mary and nor is there any suggestion in the Bible about that.

Where the name Anna as the mother of Mary came from was in the Protoevangelium of James which was written around 150AD.
 
thistle said:
There is certainly a mention in Luke 2:36 of Anna the Prophetess but she was not the mother of Mary and nor is there any suggestion in the Bible about that.
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onetruechurch was not suggesting that the prophet Anna was Mary’s mother. He was talking about a legend according to which “that Anna spent more time raising or rearing the Blessed Virgin than the mother of Mary did.”
 
aspirant said:
onetruechurch was not suggesting that the prophet Anna was Mary’s mother. He was talking about a legend according to which “that Anna spent more time raising or rearing the Blessed Virgin than the mother of Mary did.”
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Legend is what it is. There is nothing in Church tradition to support that.
 
Thank you to all who have thought about this and pondered it in your hearts. I guess we will have to wait until we see St Anna in heaven to find out the truth.
 
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