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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