PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

St. Anna the Prophetess and the hidden life that becomes proclamation “And she did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God and spoke of Him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.” — Luke 2:37–38 Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, appears in the Gospel of Luke for only a few verses, yet in those verses the whole mystery of a life lived for God is revealed. She is already