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Saints Joachim & Anne
Parents of the Virgin Mary and Protectors of our Order
July 26: Celebrated as a Memorial with proper texts.
An old tradition going back to the second century gives these
names to the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The veneration of St Anne dates
from the sixth century in the East and spread throughout the West in the tenth
century; that of St Joachim is more recent. Along with St Joseph they are
protectors of our Order.
Prayer
Lord, God of our fathers,
you bestowed on St Joachim and St Anne
this singular grace that their daughter, Mary,
should become the Mother of your Son, Jesus Christ.
Grant, at their intercession,
the salvation you promised to your people.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Scripture Readings
Ecclesiasticus 44:1, 10-15; Gospel - Matthew 13:16-17.
Texts from the “Divine Office,”
Collins: London, 1974.
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