"In those days there was a man in Jerusalem, Joachim by name, of the tribe of Judah. He was the shepherd of his own sh…"

"In the records of the twelve tribes of Israel was Joachim, a man rich exceedingly; and he brought his offerings doubl…"

"Protoevangelium of James , 1."

"[while retiring in the desert for forty days of fasting] I will not go down either for food or for drink until the Lo…"

"[After having known that Saint Anne would have been pregnant, Joachim tells to his shepherds:] Bring me hither ten sh…"

"This same norm of Apostolic doctrine is firmly maintained by his (Peter's) successors, of him to whom the Lord entrus…"

"Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty?"

"I believe in God the Father Almighty,"

"...τὸν δι' ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ Πνεύματος Ἁγ…"

"O you, Jews, which is more difficult, for a virgin to bear a child, or for a rod to quickened into a living thing? Yo…"