~Novena to St. Ann~ STARTS TOMORROW Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary And Grandmother of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Recite this prayer every day- Glorious St. Ann, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present need under your special protection... (State your personal intention here.) I beg of you to recommend my petition to your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the throne of Jesus, your grandson. 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 Next, recite the prayer that relates to the current day. DAY ONE-July 18 Great Saint Ann, engrave 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 loses 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...(State your intention here.) O most powerful Saint Ann, do not let me lose my soul, but obtain for me the grace of winning my way to heaven, there with you, your blessed spouse, and your glorious daughter, to sing the praise of the most holy and adorable Trinity forever and ever. Amen. Recite the...Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. DAY TWO-July 19 Glorious Saint Ann, 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...(State your intention here.) 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 you through all eternity. Amen. Recite the... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. DAY THREE-July 20 Beloved St. Ann, mother of the Queen of Heaven, take us and all who are dear to us under your special care. Obtain for us the virtues you instilled in the heart of Mary, 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, (State your intention here.) 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. Recite the...Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. DAY FOUR-July 21 Glorious Saint Ann, 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... (State your intention here.) Good Saint Ann, you who did suffer much during the many years that preceded your glorious maternity, I beseech you, by all your sufferings and humiliations, to grant my prayer. I pray to you, through your love for your glorious spouse Saint Joachim, through your love for your immaculate child Mary, 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. Recite the... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. DAY FIVE-July 22 Great Saint Ann, 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 often 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... (State your intention here.) Make my confidence and fervor, supported by the promises 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 prayer. Amen. Recite the... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. DAY SIX-July 23 Glorious Saint Ann, 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... (State your intention here.) What can I not hope for if you deign to take me under your protection? The Most High has been pleased 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. Recite the... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. DAY SEVEN-July 24 O Good Saint Ann, so justly called the mother of the infirmed, 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 Ann, 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 your efficacious and powerful mediation... (State your intention here.) O glorious Saint pray for us. Amen. Recite the... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. DAY EIGHT-July 25 Remember, O Saint Ann, 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... (State your intention here.) but hear me and grant my prayer. Amen. Recite the... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. DAY NINE-July 26 ~ Feast of St. Ann and Joachim Most holy mother of the Virgin Mary, glorious Saint Ann, 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 to serve 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 your child. O glorious Saint Ann, 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... (State your intention here.) 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 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. Recite the... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be to the Father... Pray for us, Saint Ann! That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
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