Saint Anne, Grandmother of Our Saviour, Pray for us. Saint Anne, Mother of Mary, the Blessed Virgin and Mother, Pray for us. Saint Anne, ark of Noah, etc. Saint Anne, ark of the covenant, Saint Anne, root of Jesse, Saint Anne, fruitful vine, Saint Anne, issue of royal race, Saint Anne, joy of angels, Saint Anne, daughter of the patriarchs, Saint Anne, filled with grace, Saint Anne, mirror of obedience, Saint Anne, mirror of patience, Saint Anne, mirror of mercy, Saint Anne, mirror of piety, Saint Anne, bulwark of the Church, Saint Anne, liberator of captives, Saint Anne, refuge of sinners, Saint Anne, consoler of the married, Saint Anne, mother of widows, Saint Anne, mother of virgins, Saint Anne, mother of the sick, Saint Anne, harbor of salvation, Saint Anne, light of the blind, Saint Anne, tongue of the dumb, Saint Anne, hearing of the deaf, Saint Anne, consolation of the afflicted, Saint Anne, help of all who have recourse to thee,
Our Father. Hail Mary.
V. God has loved Saint Anne,
R. And delighted in her beauty.
Let Us Pray
Almighty and Eternal God, Who didst choose Saint Anne to be the mother of the Mother of Thine only Son, grant, we beseech Thee, that we who keep her in remembrance, may, through her prayers, attain to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
St. Anne, Mother of Our Lady: According to pious tradition, St. Anne's husband was St. Joachim; both were of the tribe of Juda and the royal house of David. They endured the terrible trial of childlessness for 20 years, but finally, after many prayers, St. Anne learned from an angel that she would bear a child. This child was the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Messiah. A tradition says that St. Anne spent the last years of her life in prayer and austerity in the desert.
