From the time she conceived him until she gave birth, she did not wear clothes, nor did she need a girdle for her loins.

From the time she conceived him until she gave birth, she did not wear clothes, nor did she need a girdle for her loins. For he performed wonderful miracles in his mother's womb, just as John the son of Zechariah did in his mother's womb. And she devoted herself to fasting and prayer until the day of her delivery.