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The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary

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Chapter 4

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Thereafter he appeared to Anna his wife, saying: Fear not

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,

Anna

,

nor

think

that

it

is

a

phantom

which

thou

seest

.

For

I

am

that

angel

who

has

presented

your

prayers

and

alms

before

God

;

and

now

have

I

been

sent

to

you

to

announce

to

you

that

thou

shalt

bring

forth

a

daughter

,

who

shall

be

called

Mary

,

and

who

shall

be

blessed

above

all

women

.

She

,

full

of

the

favour

of

the

Lord

even

from

her

birth

,

shall

remain

three

years

in

her

father’s

house

until

she

be

weaned

.

Thereafter

,

being

delivered

to

the

service

of

the

Lord

,

she

shall

not

depart

from

the

temple

until

she

reach

the

years

of

discretion

.

There

,

in

fine

,

serving

God

day

and

night

in

fastings

and

prayers

,

she

shall

abstain

from

every

unclean

thing

;

she

shall

never

know

man

,

but

alone

,

without

example

,

immaculate

,

uncorrupted

,

without

intercourse

with

man

,

she

,

a

virgin

,

shall

bring

forth

a

son

;

she

,

His

hand

-

maiden

,

shall

bring

forth

the

Lord

—

both

in

grace

,

and

in

name

,

and

in

work

,

the

Saviour

of

the

world

.

Wherefore

arise

,

and

go

up

to

Jerusalem

;

and

when

thou

shalt

come

to

the

gate

which

,

because

it

is

plated

with

gold

,

is

called

Golden

,

there

,

for

a

sign

,

thou

shalt

meet

thy

husband

,

for

whose

safety

thou

hast

been

anxious

.

And

when

these

things

shall

have

so

happened

,

know

that

what

I

announce

shall

without

doubt

be

fulfilled

.