Novena to Saint Anne: Day 9

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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

DAY NINE

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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.

Novena to Saint Anne: Day 8

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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

DAY EIGHT

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...  

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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.

Novena to Saint Anne: Day 7

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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

DAY SEVEN

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...

 

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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.

Novena to Saint Anne: Day 6

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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 SIX

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...

Sumer and Tyler Fisher
Mike and Laura James
Brooke and Justin Maureau
And those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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.

Novena to Saint Anne: Day 5

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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

DAY FIVE

  make my confidence and fervor,

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
and those who wish to remain anonymous
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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.

Novena to Saint Anne: Day 4

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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

DAY FOUR

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...

for Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau

who are trying to conceive or adopt a child 

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 promises of Christ.

Novena to Saint Anne: Day 3

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child 

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

DAY THREE

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,

Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau

who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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.

Novena to Saint Anne: Day 2

 DAY TWO

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
who are trying to concieve or adopt a child

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

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...

Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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 you 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.

Novena to Saint Anne: Day 1

Thank you for your participation in this blessed prayer adventure! I look forward to continuing on this prayer journey with you. Sorry this didn't post first thing this morning.  It was scheduled to but I've been having problems today.  My apologies! Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and future mothers!

DAY ONE

Novena to St. Anne,

the Mother of the Virgin Mary

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...

of Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau

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

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...

Sumer & Tyler Fisher

Mike & Laura James

Brooke & Justin Maureau
who are trying to conceive or adopt a child

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.