Novena to St. Anne,
the Mother of the Virgin Mary
Jul. 17th to Jul. 25th
First, recite this prayer.
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…
(State your intention 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
Next, recite the prayer that relates to the day that you are at
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9
Day 1
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…
(State your intention here.)
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.
Recite the…
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be to the Father…
Pray for us,
Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Day 2
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…
(State your intention here.)
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.
Recite the…
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be to the Father…
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Day 3
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
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,
(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 Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Day 4
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…
(State your intention here.)
Good Saint Anne,
you who did suffer much during the
twenty years that preceded 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.
Recite the…
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be to the Father…
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the pomises
of Christ.
Day 5
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…
(State your intention here.)
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.
Recite the…
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be to the Father…
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Day 6
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…
(State your intention here.)
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.
Recite the…
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be to the Father…
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Day 7
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…
(State your intention here.)
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.
Recite the…
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be to the Father…
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Day 8
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…
(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 Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Day 9
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 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 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…
(State your intention here.)
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 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.
Recite the…
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be to the Father…
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
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