To St. Joachim and St. Anne, Help of the Church
by VP
Posted on Wednesday July 26, 2023 at 12:08AM in Prayers
Sainte Anne, Bretagne
Great Patriarch, Saint Joachim and good Saint Anne, deserving by your
singular virtue to be chosen by Divine Providence to give to the world
that Immaculate Queen, in whom all nations were to be blessed, and who,
in her virginal bosom, was to bear the Savior of the human race; we who
are your devout clients rejoice with you in this your great privilege,
and implore you to extend your special protection to ourselves and our
families.
Dear Saints, do no let the devil and sin find a place in our hearts, nor
the false wisdom of the world to lead us astray. Do not permit us to
live unmindful of eternity, for which we have been created. Obtain for
us from God a firm and unshaken faith, that we may oppose the wickedness
and errors which are ever being spread abroad by the enemies of Holy
Church and the Apostolic See. Give us a sincere and constant devotion to
the Vicar of Jesus Christ, the Roman Pontiff, and an unfailing courage
in answering lies against those things which are most sacred and
venerable in our holy religion.
You are powerful because of the love which your holy daughter Mary bears
toward you. Assist the cause of the Church. Gain for her the victory
for which she sighs, scatter the powers of darkness, destroy their
pride, and grant that the light of the true Faith may shine brightly in
all minds.
Grant us, above all, a tender and childlike devotion to your beloved
daughter and our Mother, Mary most holy, so that we, honoring her daily
with our devout homage, may be made worthy to be numbered among her
children. And after the miseries of this exile, may we be brought to
praise and bless the mercy of God forever in Heaven Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be (three times)
O Joachim, husband of holy Anne, father of the merciful Virgin, bring us, your servants help for our salvation.
Good Saint Anne, Help of the Church, pray for us.
