St. Anne Triduum
From July 24-26 each year, St. John Cantius celebrates the St. Anne Triduum. As St. John Cantius is the patron of our parish, St. Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is our patroness. During the St. Anne Triduum, the Tridentine Latin Mass is offered at 7:30 p.m.
According to tradition, there lived in Nazareth a rich and pious couple, Joachim and Hannah, who were childless. When on a feast day Joachim presented himself to offer sacrifice in the temple, he was repulsed by a certain Ruben, under the pretext that men without offspring were unworthy to be admitted. Whereupon Joachim, bowed down with grief, did not return home, but went into the mountains to make his plaint to God in solitude. Also Hannah, having learned the reason of the prolonged absence of her husband, cried to the Lord to take away from her the curse of sterility, promising to dedicate her child to the service of God. Their prayers were heard; an angel came to Hannah and said: “Hannah, the Lord has looked upon thy tears; thou shalt conceive and give birth and the fruit of thy womb shall be blessed by all the world”. The angel made the same promise to Joachim, who returned to his wife. Hannah gave birth to a daughter whom she called Miriam (Mary).
Prayer to St. Anne
(To Obtain Some Special Favor)
Glorious St. Anne, filled with compassion for those who invoke you and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at your feet and humbly beg of you to take the present affair which I recommend to you under your special protection.
Vouchsafe to recommend it to your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the throne of Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue.
Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. (Here ask for favor you wish to obtain.)
Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day beholding my God face to face, and with You and Mary and all the saints, praising and blessing Him through all eternity. Amen.
Good St. Anne, mother of her who is our life, our sweetness and our hope, pray to her for us and obtain our request. (Three times).
Rosary of St. Anne
The Chaplet consists of 3 groups of 5 beads, separated by a single bead.
The 1st group of beads say:
In honor of Jesus, 1 Our Father and 5 Hail Mary’s.
After each Hail Mary say:
Jesus, Mary and St. Anne, grant the favor I request.
The 2nd group of beads say:
In honor of Mary, 1 Our Father and 5 Hail Mary’s.
After each Hail Mary say:
Jesus, Mary and St. Anne, grant the favor I request.
The 3rd group of beads say:
In honor of St. Anne, 1 Our Father and 5 Hail Mary’s.
After each Hail Mary say:
Jesus, Mary and St. Anne, grant the favor I request.