Honor St. Anne and St. Joachim

The grandparents of Jesus remind us of the lasting impact of faith across generations.

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An unexpected reunion reminds Fr. Louis, OFM, that God’s work often continues long after we have moved on

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Prayer of the month

Prayer to St. Anne

O Lord, God of our fathers,

who bestowed on Saints Joachim and Anne this grace, that of them should be born the Mother of your incarnate Son, grant, through the prayers of both, that we may attain the salvation you have promised to your people.

Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Saint of the month

St. Anne

Feast Day – July 26

In the Protoevangelium of St. James, a book written at the same time as the Gospels but not considered inspired Scripture, we are told that Anne was the name of the Virgin Mary’s mother. In speaking to St. Anne, we therefore speak to the grandmother of Jesus.

In the divine plan of salvation, Anne and her husband Joachim were given special places in the chain of events that eventually led to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.

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