The presentation of Mary to God is recounted in the apocryphal Infancy Narrative of James. According to that text, Mary's parents, Joachim and Anne, who had been childless, received a heavenly message that they would have a child. In thanksgiving for the gift of their daughter, they brought her, when still a child, to the Temple in Jerusalem to consecrate her to God. This story is recounted in vibrant color and exquisite detail by the artists of Stained Glass Inc. in this glorious stained glass insert.