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Saint Anne and Saint Joachim

July 26, 2008 | 3 Comments

St. Anne and St. Joachim are the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They spent their lives worshiping God and doing good. They had one great sorrow, however: God had not sent them any children. For years and years, Anne had begged the Lord to give her a child. She promised to consecrate the baby to him. When she was already old, God answered her prayer in a far better way than she could ever have dreamed. The child born to St. Joachim and St. Anne was the Immaculate Virgin Mary. This holiest of all women was to become the Mother of God. Anne took tender care of little Mary for a few years. Then she gave her to the service of God, as she had promised she would.

Mary went to live in the holy Temple of Jerusalem. St. Joachim and St. Anne continued their lives of prayer until God called them home to heaven. Christians have always been especially devoted to St. Anne. Many beautiful churches have been built in her honor. Perhaps one of the most famous is the Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre in Canada. Great crowds go there all year around to ask St. Anne’s help in their sufferings.


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  1. ilemarie on September 29, 2008 10:18 pm

    I pray for a financial blessing, to be able to pay all debts and move to N. Fl. Thank you

  2. rlapre on October 20, 2008 11:19 am

    I prayer for financial blessing, so that I may pay off all my debt and move forward with my life as it should be lived

  3. ile-Mary Pizzi on November 3, 2008 1:16 pm

    Hello Mom,

    I think your prayers are being answered. Everything is clearing up and you deffinitely deserve it. I love you very much.

    ile

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