The Ancestors Of St. Anne And Her Birth Poem by Arockiya Micheal Annaraj A

Essenes, the ancestors of St. Anne,
Who were forefathers of Mary the mother of God.
Expecting the coming of the Saviour, Led a very pious life, fasting.
They lived as just as the lay members of Catholic third order.
A spiritual guide they had in the mount of Horeb,
Who lived in the cave of Elijah,
Named Archos concerned in prophecies,
Respecting the coming of matters of
Messiah,
Devoted to the law of Moses, their forefather.
They had doves and laid their hands on it and let them fly away.
They put their hands on the lambs and sent it to desert.
They worshipped God in Jerusalem thrice a year.
They underwent so much of penitence and preparation,
Bodily and spiritually.
If anyone sinful went to Jerusalem unprepared,
Died on the way.
If they see anyone ill on their journey,
Untill they get cured, they helped them, Continued journey afterwards only.
They sent a great bunch of grapes and lambs to the Jerusalem temple.
They did agriculture, plaiting and embroidery on the robes.
They had the ability to cure the sick by placing hands on them.
Wonderfully healed them from distance by sending a word.
When they planned the marriage of
Anne's grandmother named Emorum,
She went to Archos to ask whom she should choose among her suitors,
He went into the cave of Elijah and prayed before the ark of the covenant and announced her.
Emorum married Stanulus,
Among her children Ismeria married Eliud who was a levitate.
When she was pregnant, she had a vision of an angel drawing the sign "M".
When she brought forth the child, it's born with the same sign "M".
She gave the name Anne for her child.
Archos the prophet told that the vessel of the elect will be born in her lineage.