St. Joachim, The Righteous
On the seventeenth day of the month of Baramouda, the righteous Joachim (Yonakhir - Zadok) departed. He was the father of St. Mary, the Theotokos, and the mother of God incarnate. He was of the seed of David, of the tribe of Judah. He was the son of Jotham, the son of Lazarus, the son of Eldad who ascended up in genealogy to Solomon the king, the son of David whom God promised that his seed should rein over the children of Israel forever.
The wife of this righteous man, Hannah, was barren, and both of them prayed and entreated God continually to give them a child. Having accepted their petition, He gave them a good and sweet fruit, which satisfied all the men of the world, and removed from them the bitterness of servitude. He made Joachim worthy to be called the father of the Lord Christ, in regard of His marvelous and wondrous Incarnation. God had pleased him with the birth of our Lady, his heart was rejoiced and he offered his offerings, and the shame had been removed from him. He departed in peace when the Virgin was three years old.
May his prayers be with us, Amen.