Betrothal Of Mary With Joseph Poem by Arockiya Micheal Annaraj A

Become fourteen in age,
Anne, the mother of Mary visited her daughter in the temple.
Mary was to be dismissed from the
temple,
Along with the other maidens, Should be married to a holy man.
Mary didn't have a heart to leave the temple but she has to.
She, in tears went to the cistern to drink water.
On the while, she had a voice of an angel before the annunciation.
No person was visible but voice
heard.
At the same time, an old priest had been induced by the Spirit to read a passage from the scroll.
He read the prophecy of Isaiah that from the tree of Jesse a sprout will
come.
She found Mary to be perfectly fit with this prophecy.
For her, suitors were called from the lineage of David.
All of them holding a branch standing
there,
In each branch, the holder's name is
carved.
Prayer and sacrifice are offered. Whom will be her spouse, A puzzle was made.
After that, all branches were collected,
A branch with a bud would be recognized as if it's by God.
All of the suitors left the temple;
All waited eagerly for the result.
The branch of Joseph had produced a white lilly just as of Aaron's rod.
He was sought where and found near a stream where he worked for a master.