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Oil Dedicated to St Joachim for Grandfather

The St Joachim 3 is dedicated to the grandfather of Jesus.

St. Joachim was the ever-chaste husband of St. Anne, the mother of our Blessed Virgin. Though advanced in years, Sts. Joachim and Anne remained fervent in their prayers to be blessed with a child. God was pleased with their devotion and chose to bless them with a miraculous conception. Although long past child-bearing years, as a result of their love of Him God granted their request.

Tradition teaches that while Joachim was away from home, an angel of God appeared to him in a vision. This angel promised that he and Saint Anne would bear a child who would be blessed through the ages. Upon waking from this vision, St. Joachim rushed home to share his excitement with his wife. She was there to greet him, only to reveal the same good tidings as she was promised in another visitation from God’s messenger.

Also, in gratitude and devotion to their Lord, St. Joachim delivered Mary to the service of the Temple when she was just three years old.

As a result of his exemplary love, devotion and obedience to the Will of the Father, St. Joachim was named Patron of fathers, grandfathers, grandparents, married couples, cabinet makers and linen traders. He is shown in art forms as an older man.

Images of Saint Joachim are often identified by the presence of his associated symbols. A book or scroll represents linen makers, a shepherd’s staff for the Christian word, and a basket of doves represents peace. He is almost always dressed in green, the color of hope.