Commemorated on December 9
The Holy Prophetess Hannah dwelt in marriage with Elkanah, but she
was childless. Elkanah took to himself another wife, Phennena, who bore
him children. Hannah grieved strongly over her misfortune, and every day
she prayed for an end to her barrenness, and vowed to dedicate her
child to God.
Once, as she prayed fervently in the Temple, the
priest Heli thought that she was drunk, and he began to reproach her.
But the saint poured out her grief, and after she received a blessing,
she returned home. After this Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son,
whom she named Samuel (which means “Asked from God”).
When the
child reached the age of boyhood, the mother herself presented him to
the priest Heli, and Samuel remained with him to serve before the
Tabernacle (1 Kings/1 Samuel 2: 1-21).
SOURCE:
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