Approved prayers to St. Anne and St. Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin : and other selected devotions


MARIANNHILL FATHERS
DETROIT 32, MICH*

(Keep This Prayer-Leaflet In Your
Prayerbook or Missal)

APPROVED PRAYERS

St. Anne and St. Joachim
PARENTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN

—And Other Selected Devotions

P.O. BOX 87



wn LITANY TO ST. ANNE

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on

us.

God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Pray for us
Saint Anne,
St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
St. Anne, Grandmother of Jesus,
St. Anne, Faithful Spouse of St. Joachim,
St. Anne, Ark of Noe,
St. Anne, Daughter of the Royal House of David,
St. Anne, Honour of Bethlehem,
St. Anne, House of God,
St. Anne, Spiritual Temple of Life,
St. Anne, Cloud of Light,
St. Anne, Overflowing Vessel of Divine Grace,

St. Anne, Mirror of Humility,

St. Anne, Example of Charity,
St. Anne, Inspiration to Piety and Devotion,

St. Anne, Protector of the Holy Catholic Church,

St. Anne, Rescuer of Souls in Peril,

St. Anne, Sure Guide on the Way of Truth,
St. Anne, Ransomer of the Enslaved,
St. Anne, Protector of the Poor and Helpless,

St. Anne, Glory of the Wedded State,
St. Anne, Loving Mother of all Orphans,

St. Anne, Heavenly Intercessor for the Blind, the

Deaf, the Speechless, and all Afflicted,

St. Anne, Healer of the Sick,

St. Anne, Powerful Intermediary for Repentant

Sinners,

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St. Anne, Pillar of Strength to the Faithful,

St. Anne, Help of all Who Have Recourse to
St. Anne, Joy of the Angels,

St. Anne, Daughter of the Patriarchs,

St. Anne, Fulfillment of the Prophets,

St. Anne, Revered by the Apostles,

St, Anne, Honored by the Priests and Levites,

St. Anne, Witness of Confessors of the Faith,

St. Anne, Guardian of Virgins,

St. Anne, Model of Sanctity,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . .
V. Grace is poured out upon thy lips:

R. Therefore God has blessed thee forever.

LET US PRAY

Almighty and Eternal God, Who didst vouchsafe to
bestow upon blessed Anne such grace, that she was
found worthy to become the mother of her who brought
forth Thine only-begotten Son: grant, we beseech Thee,
that we who devoutly honor her saintly memory, may
be helped by her intercession to merit eternal life.
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth
and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost,
God, world without end. Amen.

(Imprimatur, George Cardinal Mundelein,

Archbishop of Chicago, July 17, 1930)

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VARIOUS PRAYERS TO GOOD ST. ANNE

PRAYER TO OBTAIN A SPECIAL FAVOUR

Glorious St. Anne, filled with compassion for those
who invoke you, and with love for those who suffer,
heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast
myself at your feet and humbly beg of you to take the
present affair which I recommend to you under your
special protection.

Vouchsafe to recommend it to your Daughter, the
Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the Throne of
Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue. Cease
not to intercede for me until my request is granted.
Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day be-
holding my God face to face, and with you and Mary
and all the Saints, praising and blessing Him to all
eternity.

Good St. Anne, mother of her who is our life, our
sweetness and our hope, pray to her for us and obtain
our request. (3 times)

PRAYER IN TIME OF DESPERATE NEED

O Good and Powerful Saint Anne! I wish to honor
you and to invoke you. I have graces, many graces
and favors, to obtain from you. I am even in need
of miracles. I know that you will be as good to me
as you have been, in the past, to thousands of others
who have implored you with confidence.

O Merciful Saint Anne, you know the grace I stand
most in need of, at the present moment; the special
favor which I have most at heart to obtain from you.
I implore you, O Good Saint Anne, to hear my prayer.
Do not permit that, after such earnest and sincere
prayers, I have to admit that I invoked you in vain,
when thousands of others were favored by you even
with miracles.

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O Good Saint Anne, I know my petition will be
heard and my favors granted. I will then proclaim
with gratitude that never was it known that anyone who
invoked you with confidence was left unheard. I im-
plore you, O Good Saint Anne, to admit me, after
life's long pilgrimage, to your heavenly shrine, for all

eternity. Amen. (Prayer recited at the Beaupre
Shrine.)

PRAYER FOR FAMILIES

Dear and Glorious Mother of the Virgin Mary, Grand-

mother of our Blessed Lord according to the flesh, we

salute you with great devotion, and, as your faithful

children, we come to seek your protection and to im-

plore your aid in all our necessities. If was you who

received from God the holy dignity of being mother

of her who was to be Mother of the Most High.

Chosen Patroness of Mothers, help them all, we beg of

you, in their holy and most important tasks and duties

of motherhood.

Rain down on all our families, by your intercession,
abundant graces, that we may rejoice to find in all
Catholic homes the true spirit of fervour and devo-
tion, sincere charity, a great zeal for culture, and that
atmosphere of innocence and holiness which befits a
dwelling of the servants of Christ. Obtain for our
Catholic parents a deep sense of responsibility, a most
ardent zeal for the right training of their children,

devoted and self-sacrificing love, and prudent firm-
ness and discretion in the government of their homes.
Gain for our children, by your prayers, true dutiful-

ness and piety, so that we may see the spirit of
Catholic home life grow ever holier and purer. Thus
may our homes be nurseries of vocations, training
places for the lay apostolate, and vestibules to that
heaven where Jesus Christ, our Lord, waits to reward
us with the vision of His Glory, where He lives and

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reigns, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God,
full of all beauty and power, world without end. Amen.
(From "Moments With God," by Fr. Edward Garesche,
SJ.)

INDULGENCED PRAYER TO ST. ANNE

With my heart full of the most sincere veneration,
I prostrate myself before you, O glorious Saint Anne.
You are that creature of privilege and predilection,
who by your extraordinary virtues and holiness didst
merit from God the high favor of giving life to her
who is the Treasury of all graces, blessed among
women, the Mother of the Word Incarnate, the most
holy Virgin Mary. By virtue of so lofty a privilege,
deign, O most compassionate Saint, to receive me into
the number of your true clients, for so I profess my-
self and so I desire to remain throughout my entire
life.

Shield me with your effectual patronage and obtain
for me from God the power to imitate those virtues
v/herewith you were so plentifully adorned. Grant that
I may know and weep over my sins in bitterness of
heart. Get me the grace of most active love for Jesus
and Mary, and resolution to fulfill the duties of my
state of life with faithfulness and constancy. Save me
from every danger that confronts me in life, and help
me at the hour of death, that so I may come in safety
to paradise, there to sing with you, O most happy
mother, the praises of the Word of God made Man
in the womb of your most pure daughter, the Virgin
Mary. Amen . . . Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be,
three times. (300 Days Indulgence, once a day.
Raccolta #456)

EXPECTANT MOTHER'S PRAYER TO ST. ANNE

Venerable Mother St. Anne, obtain for me, through
your Ever-Blessed Daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary,
that no accident may befall me, but that my child may
come safe and sound into the world. Amen. ("Within
The Sanctuary")

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OTHER INDULGENCED DEVOTION:
IN HONOR OF ST. ANNE

1 )
Indulgence of 7 years for the devout recitation

of any prayers in honor of St. Anne on Tuesday of any
week;

2) Plenary Indulgence for the above devotion on
nine successive Tuesdays;

3) Plenary Indulgence for the above devotion, under
the usual conditions;

4) Indulgence of 7 years, once a day, for the devout
recitation of any prayers to St. Anne on any day of
the week, with the intention of continuing them for
nine successive days;

5) Plenary Indulgence, under the usual conditions,

at the completion of each such Novena. (Raccolta

#455)

THE CHAPLET ("LITTLE ROSARY") OF ST. ANNE

The Chaplet of St. Anne consists of three Our
Fathers and fifteen Hail Marys. The 1st Our Father
and five Hail Marys are in honor of Jesus; the 2nd,
in honor of Mary; the 3rd, in honor of St. Anne, re-
peating after each Hail Mary the invocation: "Jesus,
Mary, Anne, Grant me the favor I ask."

A MOST EFFICACIOUS PRAYER
TO ST. JOACHIM

(Feastday, August 16th)

TO OBTAIN A SPECIAL FAVOUR

Dear Saint Joachim, father of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, and grandfather of the King of Kings, the Eternal
Word made Man, lend a pitying ear to the petition
which thy loving and trustful client humbly presents
before thee.

Surely, dear Saint, thou art very dear to the Heart
of Him W|iose beloved Mother was thy tender and
devoted child! Can He refuse anything to thee, in

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whose veins the same blood coursed which afterwards
furnished the adorable and precious price of our
Redemption? Great Saint, nothing can be impossible
to thy power and influence over the little Jesus, "Who
waxed strong in grace and wisdom” under the maternal
care and direction of thy glorious Daughter, the Queen
of Heaven and Earth. Oh, in mercy and compassion,
do thou be like Him "Who went about doing good,"
and come to the assistance of thy servant, struggling
in this place of exile, this vale of tears.

St. Joachim, father of her who is our life, our sweet-
ness and our hope, pray to her for us and obtain our
request! Amen. (From "Leaves")

PRAYER TO OBTAIN A FAVOR THROUGH THE
INTERCESSION OF ABBOT FRANCIS PFANNER,
FOUNDER OF MARIANNHILL

(The saintly Abbot's lifelong and deep devotion to
St. Anne inspired him to co-name his new Mission
Society in her honor.)

O God, Who hast filled the heart of our Father
Francis with such a desire for perfection that he for-

sook the world; Who hast tried him in the fire of many
humiliations and hast bestowed on him the gift of un-
wavering trust in God and of Christian fortitude, Who
hast, from his very youth, animated him with the desire
to do Thy holy will at all times; Who hast given him
a heart aglow with true missionary zeal and the spirit
of sacrifice for the salvation of immortal souls: do
Thou, we beseech Thee, glorify our Father Francis and
through his intercession grant us help in this necessity

(mention favor needed) and—according to his own
spirit—holy priests, fervent religious, and missionaries
burning with zeal for souls. Through Jeus Christ our

Lord. Amen.

Note: St. Anne Chaplets and Medals of St. Anne may
be ordered from the Mariannhill Fathers. CFIAPLETS—
35c each; ST. ANNE MEDALS—Oxidized, 15c; Sterling
Silver, 50c, 85c, $1.00, $1.20.

Cum Pertnissu Superiorum

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