Saint Anne:

Originally published by the Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration, Clyde, Missouri in 1958. Revised edition published in 1963. Retypeset and re-published by TAN Books and Publishers, Inc. in 1998. Updates and additions made to information on shrines by the Publisher, 1998.

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Tuesday Dedicated to Saint Anne

St. Anne obtains numerous favors for those who dedicate Tuesday to her honor. The Blessed Virgin is said to have revealed to different Saints that she wished them to practice special devotion in honor of her glorious mother each Tuesday.

   An ancient tradition tells us that when St. Anne was about to die, Our Lord addressed her thus:

          "Blessed art thou, My beloved grandparent! All who venerate thee shall have blessings for soul and body. If they invoke thee in their needs, I will hear them for thy name's sake. Since thou dost die on a Tuesday, I appoint this day for thy honor, and I will grant the prayers of all who honor thee on this day."

   Various devotions may be practiced on Tuesdays. It will greatly please St. Anne if on this day we assist at Holy Mass and receive Holy Communion in her honor and offer it to God in thanksgiving for the prerogatives bestowed upon her. St. Gertrude beheld in a vision how pleasing it is to the Saints if we thank God for the graces He has bestowed upon them. It was revealed to her that those who do this will be adorned with the merits of the Saints they thus honor.

     There is also another simple way by which we may show our veneration for St. Anne. We are told that she was very charitable and gave alms freely. It will give her great joy if we give alms in her honor on Tuesdays.

     One may also pray the Hail Mary nine times in honor of the nine months during which she bore
   the Immaculate Virgin Mary in her womb.

   Clients of St. Anne should devoutly celebrate her Feast Day, July 26, and prepare for it by a novena. Lastly, we should try to spread devotion to good St. Anne, which can be done effectively by purchasing this booklet, GOOD ST. ANNE from TAN and circulating it.

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