Prayer to St. Anne
O God, You bestowed on Saint
Anne such grace that she was found worthy to become the mother of Mary, who brough forth Your only begotten Son.
Grant, that we may be helped by her intercession.
(Make your request here).
Prayer to St. Anne to Obtain a Special
Favor
O 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 troubes, 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 (mention your request here). Please 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. Please continue to intercede
for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day beholding my God face to face and
with you and Mary and all the saints praising and blessing Him for all eternity. Amen.
(Say the following prayer three times.)
Good St. Anne, Mother
of her who is our life, our sweetness, and our hope, pray to her for us and obtain our requests.
Good St. Anne, pray for
us.
Novena Prayer to St. Anne
With a heart full of
sincere and filial veneration, I prostrate myself before you, O Blessed St. Anne. You are that beloved and privileged
creature who, because of your extraordinary virtue and sanctity, did deserve of God that chief of graces, of giving life to
the treasurey of grace, the blessed among women, the Mother of the Incarnate Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In consideration of such
exalted favors, please, O most tender saint, receive me among the number of your truly devoted servants, for I profess myself
to be and wish to remian for the rest of my life. Surround me with your efficacaious patronage and obtain for me knowledge
of my sins and sorrow for them, an ardent love of Jesus and Mary, and a faithful and constant observance of the duties of
my state in life. Save me from all dangers in life and assist me at the hour of my death that I may safely reach Paradise,
there to praise with you, most happy Mother, the Word of God made man in the womb of your most pure daughter, the Blessed
Virgin Mary. Amen.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
First Day
Great Saint Anne engrave indelibly
in my heart and in my mind the words which 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 principal fruit of these pious exercises by which I will strive
to honor you during this novena. At your feet I renew my resolution to invoke you daily not only for the success of
my secular affairs and to be preserved from sickness and suffering, but above all, that I may be preserved from all sin, that
I may gain the victory over my temptations and that I may succeed in working out my eternal salvation. O my powerful
Protectress, do not let me lose my soul, but obtain for me the grace of being with you in heaven, your 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, Glory to the Father
Second Day
Glorious Saint Anne how can you be otherwise than
overflowing with tenderness toward poor 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 the advocate of sinners? To you, therefore, I address my prayers with confidence.
Graciously commend me to Jesus and Mary so that, at your request, they may grant me remission of my sins, perseverance, the
love of God, charity for all mankind, and the special grace (mention your request here) of which I stand in need at this present
time. O my 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 the happiness of seeing them, of loving and praising them with you for all eternity.
Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father
Third Day
Beloved of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, 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 did
instill into the heart of her who was destined to become the 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 requests. Guardian of the infancy and childhood of the most Blessed Virgin Mary, obtain the
graces necessary for all who enter married life, 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, Glory to the Father
Fourth Day
Glorious Saint, I kneel in confidence at your feet
for you also have tasted the bitterness and sorrow of life. My troubles, the cause of my tears, are as follows: (mention
your request here.) Good Saint Anne, I pray you, through your lve for your glorious spouse, through your love for
your immaculate child, through the joy youd 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, Glory to the Father
Fifth Day
Great Saint, 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 grant my request.
Prayer is the key to all heavenly treasures and
I cannot pray, because my weak faith and languid confidence fail me at the slightest delay of divine mercy. O my powerful
Protectress, come to my aid, cause my confidence and fervor, supported by the promises of Jesus Christ, to redouble in proportion
as the trial to which God in His goodness subjects me is prolonged, that I may thus obtain, like you, more than I can
venture to ask. 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.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father
Sixth Day
Glorious Saint Anne, mother of the august Mother
of God, I beg you to obtain, through your intercession the pardon of my sins and the assistance I need in my troubles.
What can I not hope for if you take me under your protection. The Most High have been pleased to grant the prayers of sinners
whenever you have been charitable enough to be their advocate. Humbly 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 your daguther
Mary in your loving companionship throughout eternity. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father
Seventh Day
O Good Saint Anne, so justly called the mother of
the ill, the cure of those who suffer from disease, look kindly upon the sick for whom I pray; alleviate their suffereings
cause them to sanctify their sufferings by patience and complete submission to the divine will; finally 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, salvation of the 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, the merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercession of
His Immaculate Mother and through your effective and powerful mediation, O glorious Saint Anne. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father
Eighth Day
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 come unto you, good and kind mother; I take refuge
at your feet and sinful as I am, I venture to appear before you, groaning under the weight of my sins. O holy Mother
of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, despise not my petitions but hear me and grant me my prayer. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father
Ninth Day
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 interest to your care and maternal solicitude. I purpose to serve 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, accept me as
your servant and adopt me as your child. O glorious Queen, 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 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, Glory to the Father
Litany of St. Anne
(to be prayed every day following novena prayer)
Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. 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 Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
have mercy on us.
Saint Anne, pray for us.
Saint Anne, Offspring of the royal race of David, pray for us.
Saint Anne, Daughter of the Patriarchs, ...
Saint Anne, Faithful spouse of Saint Joachim,
Saint Anne, Mother of Mary, the Virgin Mother of God,
Saint Anne, Gentle mother of the Queen of heaven,
Saint Anne, Grandmother of Our Savior,
Saint Anne, Beloved of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
Saint Anne, Instrument of the Holy Spirit,
Saint Anne, Richly endowed with God's grace,
Saint Anne, Example of piety and patience in suffering,
Saint Anne, Mirror of obedience,
Saint Anne, Ideal of pure womanhood,
Saint Anne, Protectress of virgins,
Saint Anne, Model of Christian mothers,
Saint Anne, Protectress of the married,
Saint Anne, Guardian of children,
Saint Anne, Support of Christian family life,
Saint Anne, Help of the Church,
Saint Anne, Mother of mercy,
Saint Anne, Mother of confidence,
Saint Anne, Friend of the poor,
Saint Anne, Example of widows,
Saint Anne, Health of the sick,
Saint Anne, Cure of those who suffer from disease,
Saint Anne, Mother of the infirm,
Saint Anne, Light of the blind,
Saint Anne, Speech of those who cannot speak,
Saint Anne, Hearing of the deaf,
Saint Anne, Consolation of the afflicted,
Saint Anne, Comforter of the oppressed,
Saint Anne, Joy of the Angels and Saints,
Saint Anne, Refuge of sinners,
Saint Anne, Harbor of salvation,
Saint Anne, Patroness of a happy death,
Saint Anne, Help of all who have recourse to you,
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world;
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world;
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world;
have mercy on us.
Pray for us, good Saint Anne.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Let us pray:
Almighty and eternal God, You were pleased to choose
Saint Anne to be the mother of Mother of Your loving Son. Grant, we pray, that we who confidently honor her may through
her prayers attain to everlasting life. We ask this through Jesus Chirst our Lord. Amen.
