Grandmother of the Lord
Novena to St. Anne
St. Anne
St. Anne
Sancta Anna, ora pro nobis.
Saint Anne, pray for us.
A traditional invocation to the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Origin Story
St. Anne is honored as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. Catholics have long turned to her for help with family life, childbearing, fidelity, and the quiet virtues that form a holy home.
Instructions
Traditionally prayed from July 17 through July 25 in preparation for the feast of St. Anne on July 26.
The Fisheaters page presents this as a fitting novena prayer from the Raccolta, and recommends praying a Pater, Ave, and Gloria three times.
Pray the same St. Anne prayer each day and bring before her the needs of mothers, grandparents, families, and those hoping for a holy, faithful home life.
It is especially fitting for those asking for conception, pregnancy, childbirth, fidelity in marriage, or a peaceful death.
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Day 1: Veneration
Ask for a heart that honors God's work in the hidden holiness of St. Anne.
Daily Prayer
With deep and heartfelt veneration I prostrate myself before thee, O glorious St. Anne. Thou art that creation of privilege and predilection, who through thy extraordinary virtues and sanctity wast worthy to receive from God the supreme grace of giving life to the treasure-house of all graces, blessed among women, Mother of the Word Incarnate, the most holy Virgin Mary. Deign, therefore, O most compassionate saint, for the sake of this lofty privilege, to receive me into the number of thy true followers, for such I protest I am and desire to remain so long as I may live. Surround me with thy powerful patronage, and obtain for me from God the grace to imitate those virtues with which thou wast so abundantly adorned. Grant that I may know and bitterly lament my sins. Obtain for me a most lively affection for Jesus and Mary, and fidelity and constancy in the practice of the duties of my state. Preserve me from every danger in life, and assist me in the moment of my death, so that, safe in Paradise, I may unite with thee, most blessed Mother, in praising the Word of God made man in the bosom of thy most pure child, the Virgin Mary. Amen.
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