Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer to St. Anne
The Prayer to St. Anne asks the mother of Our Lady to intercede in distress and obtain love for Jesus and Mary. Its petitions place the requested favor within the hope of a virtuous life and a holy death.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 763.
Glorious St. Anne, thou hast shown thyself so powerful in thy intercession, so tender and compassionate toward those who honor thee and invoke thee in suffering and distress, that I cast myself at thy feet with perfect confidence and beseech thee most humbly and earnestly to take me under thy protection in my present necessities and to obtain for me the favor I desire. Vouchsafe to recommend my request to Mary, thy beloved daughter, the merciful Queen of heaven, that she may plead my cause with you before the throne of Jesus, her divine Son. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me a great love for Jesus and Mary, that my heart may be adorned with their virtues, that I may live a good life and die a happy death, and one day behold my God face to face in the blissful abode of the saints.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 763.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- The Prayer to St. Anne asks the mother of Our Lady to intercede in distress and obtain love for Jesus and Mary. Its petitions place the requested favor within the hope of a virtuous life and a holy death.
- Prayer intention
- Help in distress and love of Jesus and Mary.
- When to pray
- When bringing a personal or family need to prayer.
- Connection with a saint
St. Anne: Prayer asking the saint’s intercession. The printed prayer in With God (1911), page 763, asks the intercession of St. Anne; it is not presented as a prayer used by the saint. Read the source.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 763. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer to St. Anne
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 763.
Glorious St. Anne, thou hast shown thyself so powerful in thy intercession, so tender and compassionate toward those who honor thee and invoke thee in suffering and distress, that I cast myself at thy feet with perfect confidence and beseech thee most humbly and earnestly to take me under thy protection in my present necessities and to obtain for me the favor I desire. Vouchsafe to recommend my request to Mary, thy beloved daughter, the merciful Queen of heaven, that she may plead my cause with you before the throne of Jesus, her divine Son. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me a great love for Jesus and Mary, that my heart may be adorned with their virtues, that I may live a good life and die a happy death, and one day behold my God face to face in the blissful abode of the saints.