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Novena to SS. Anne and Joachim

Day 9

10 min
Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena to SS. Anne and Joachim

Opening prayer:

Glorious Saints Anne and Joachim, blessed parents of the Mother of God, you raised in your home the one who would bear the Savior of the world. Look kindly upon my family and obtain for us the grace of a household rooted in faith, patience, and love. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 9: Intercessors for the family

From heaven, the grandparents of Jesus watch over every household that calls upon them. They love to present our family needs to their daughter Mary and to her divine Son, for they know from their own life the joys and sorrows of family love. As patrons of parents, grandparents, and expectant mothers, they stand ready to obtain peace for troubled homes and to guard those we hold most dear.

O glorious Saints Anne and Joachim, grandparents of Our Savior and patrons of the family, take my whole household under your care. Present our needs to your daughter Mary and to her divine Son, and obtain for us peace, faith, and the grace to be united forever in heaven. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the protection of my whole family under the care of Saints Anne and Joachim.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

Holy grandparents of Jesus, you who trusted God through long years of waiting, teach us to hope when His answer is slow in coming. Present my petitions to your daughter Mary, that through her they may reach the throne of God. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

About this prayer

A nine-day novena to Saints Anne and Joachim, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandparents of Our Lord, patrons of families, grandparents, and expectant mothers, who waited many years in faith for the child God promised.

History

Tradition, drawn from early Christian writings, names Anne and Joachim as the parents of the Virgin Mary. Long childless and aged, they begged God for a child and, in answer, were given the Mother of the Redeemer. Devotion to them spread widely in both East and West, and they are honored as the holy grandparents of Jesus and protectors of the family.

How to pray it

Pray once each day for nine consecutive days. Begin with the Sign of the Cross and the opening prayer, prayerfully read the meditation and offer the day's intention, then conclude with an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be, and the closing prayer.

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