TODAY IS A BLACK LETTER DAY: We Celebrate Saint Simeon and Anna
Saint Ignatius of Antioch was the bishop of Antioch and a disciple of the holy apostles.
TL;DR
- Saint Simeon was assigned the task of translating the Bible from Hebrew to Greek.
- He encountered a prophecy about a virgin conceiving and initially intended to alter the translation.
- An angel intervened, assuring Simeon of the prophecy's truth and promising he would live to see the Messiah.
- Simeon recognized Jesus and Mary when they were brought to the temple.
- Prophetess Anna, eighty-four years old, also identified the Messiah.
- Simeon is venerated as the patron saint of young children.