Saint
Joseph
Saint
Joseph
Novena to Saint Anne
Glorious
St. Anne, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, with love
for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I
knee at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present need under
your special protection . . . (mention here). Vouchsafe to recommend
it to your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the
throne of Jesus. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is
granted. Above all, obtain for me the grace to one day meet God face
to face, and with you and Mary and all the angels and saints praising
Him through all eternity. Amen
DAY ONE
Great Saint Anne,
engrave indelibly on my heart and in my mind the words that have
reclaimed and sanctified so many sinners: “What shall it profit
a man to gain the whole world if he lose his own soul?” May this
be the principle fruit of these prayers by which I will strive to
honor you during this novena. At your feet renew my resolution to
invoke you daily, not only for the success of my temporal affairs and
to be preserved from sickness and suffering, but above all, that I
may be preserved from all sin, that I may succeed in working out my
eternal salvation and that I will receive the special grace of . . .
. O most powerful Saint Anne, do not let me lose my soul, but obtain
for me the grace of winning my way to heaven, there with you, you
blessed spouse, and your glorious daughter, to sing the praise of the
most holy and adorable Trinity forever and ever. Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray
for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
DAY TWO
Glorious Saint Anne,
how can you be otherwise than overflowing with tenderness toward
sinners like myself, since you are the grandmother of Him who shed
His blood for them, and the mother of her whom the saints call
advocate of sinners? To you, therefore, I address my prayers with
confidence. Vouchsafe to commend me to Jesus and Mary so that, at
your request, I may be granted remission of my sins, perseverance,
the love of God, charity for all mankind, and the special grace of .
. . . which I stand in need at the present time. O most powerful
protectress, let me not lose my soul, but obtain for me that through
the merits of Jesus Christ and the intercession of Mary, I may have
happiness of seeing them, of loving and praising them with your
through all eternity. Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray for us,
Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
DAY THREE
Beloved of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph, mother of the Queen of Heaven, take us and all who
are dear to s under your special care. Obtain for us the virtues you
instilled in the heart of her who was destined to become Mother of
God, and the graces with which you were endowed. Sublime model of
Christian womanhood, pray that we may imitate your example in our
homes and families, listen to our petitions, and obtain our request
of . . . . Guardian of the infancy and childhood of the most Blessed
Virgin Mary, obtain the graces necessary for all who enter the
marriage state, that imitating your virtues they may sanctify their
homes and lead the souls entrusted to their care to eternal glory.
Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray
for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
DAY FOUR
Glorious Saint Anne,
I kneel in confidence at your feet, for you also have tasted the
bitterness and sorrow of life. My necessities, the cause of my tears,
are . . . . Good Saint Anne, you who did suffer much during the
twenty years the precede your glorious maternity, I beseech you, by
all your sufferings and humiliations, to grant my prayer. I pray to
you, through you love for your glorious spouse Saint Joachim, through
your love for your immaculate child, through the joy you did feel at
the moment of her happy birth, not to refuse me. Bless me, bless my
family and all who are dear to me, so that some day we may all be
with you in the glory of heaven, for all eternity. Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray
for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
DAY FIVE
Great Saint Anne,
how far I am from resembling you. I so easily give way to impatience
and discouragement; and so easily give up praying when God does not
at once answer my request. Prayer is the key to all heavenly
treasures and I cannot pray, because my weak faith and lack of
confidence fail me at the slightest delay of divine mercy. O my
powerful protectress, come to my aid, listen to my petition . . . ,
make my confidence and fervor, supported by the promise of Jesus
Christ, redouble in proportion as the trial to which God in His
goodness subjects me is prolonged, that I may obtain like you more
than I can venture to ask for. In the future I will remember that I
am made for heaven and not for earth; for eternity and not for time;
that consequently I must ask, above all, the salvation of my soul
which is assured to all who pray properly and who persevere in Pray.
Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray
for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
DAY SIX
Glorious Saint Anne,
mother of the Mother of God, I beg you to obtain through your
powerful intercession the pardon of my sins and the assistance I need
in my troubles . . . . What can I not hope for if you deign to take
me under your protection? The Most High has been please to grant the
prayers of sinners, whenever you have been charitable enough to be
their advocate.
Kneeling
at your feet, I beg you to help me in all spiritual and temporal
dangers; to guide me in the true path of Christian perfection, and
finally to obtain for me the grace of ending my life with the death
of the just, so that I may contemplate face to face your beloved
Jesus and daughter Mary in your loving companionship throughout
eternity. Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray
for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
DAY SEVEN
O Good Saint Anne,
so justly called the mother of the infirm, the cure for those who
suffer from disease, look kindly upon the sick for whom I pray;
alleviate their sufferings; cause them to sanctify their sufferings
by patience and complete submission to the divine will; finally deign
to obtain health for them and with it the firm resolution to honor
Jesus, Mary, and yourself by the faithful performance of duties. But,
merciful Saint Anne, I ask you above all for the salvation of my
soul, rather than bodily health, for I am convinced that this
fleeting life is given us solely to assure us a better one. Now, we
cannot obtain that better life without the help of God’s graces.
I earnestly beg them of you for the sick and for myself, especially
the petition for which I am making in this novena . . . through the
merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercession of His
Immaculate Mother, and through the efficacious and powerful
mediation. O glorious Saint Anne, Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray
for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
DAY EIGHT
Remember, O Saint
Anne, you whose name signifies grace and mercy, that never was it
known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help,
and sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this
confidence, I fly unto you, good, and kind mother; I take refuge at
your feet, burdened with the weight of my sins. O holy mother of the
Immaculate Virgin Mary, despise not my petition . . . . but hear me
and grant my prayer. Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray
for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
DAY NINE
Most holy mother of
the Virgin Mary, glorious Saint Anne, I, a miserable sinner,
confiding in your kindness, choose you today as my special advocate.
I offer and consecrate my person and all my interests to your care
and maternal solicitude. I hope o server you and honor you all my
life for the love of your most holy daughter and to do all in my
power to spread devotion to you.
O
my very good mother and advocate, deign to accept me as your servant,
and to adopt me as you child. O glorious Saint Anne, I beg you, by
the passion of my most loving Jesus, the Son of Mary, your most holy
daughter, to assist me in all the necessities both of my body and my
soul. Venerable Mother, I beg you to obtain for me the favor I seek
in this novena . . . . and the grace of leading a life perfectly
conformable in all things to the divine will. I place my soul in your
hands and in those of your kind daughter. I confide it to you, above
all at the moment when it will be about to separate itself from my
body in order that, appearing under your patronage before the Supreme
Judge, He may find it worthy of enjoying His Divine Presence in your
holy companionship in Heaven. Amen.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father
Pray
for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
