Daily Prayer to Saint Ann
O glorious St. Anne, you are filled with compassion for those
who invoke you and with love, for those who suffer!
Heavily burdened with the weight of my troubles,
I cast myself at your feet and humbly beg of you
to take the present intention which I recommend to you
in your special care.
Please recommend it to your daughter,
the Blessed Virgin Mary,
and place it before the throne of Jesus,
so that He may bring it to a happy issue.
Continue to intercede for me until my request is granted.
But, above all, obtain for me the grace
to one day see my God face to face,
and with you and Mary and all the saints
to praise and bless Him for all eternity.
Amen.
Our Father, . . . Hail Mary . . .
O Jesus, Holy Mary, St. Anne,
help me now and at the hour of my death.
Good St. Anne, intercede for me.
Day One
Dear St. Anne, though I am but a prodigal child,
I appeal to you and place myself
under your great motherly care.
Please listen to my prayers and grant my requests.
See my contrite heart, and
show me your unfailing goodness.
Deign to be my advocate
and recommend me to God’s infinite mercy.
Obtain for me forgiveness of my sins and
the strength to begin a new life
that will last forever.
Blessed St. Anne,
I also beg of you the grace
to love, to serve, and to honor your daughter,
the most holy Virgin Mary.
Please recommend me to her
and pray to her for me.
She refuses none your requests
but welcomes with loving kindness
all those for whom you intercede.
Good Jesus, be merciful to the faithful servants of Your grandmother St. Anne.
Day Two
From the depths of my heart, good St. Anne,
I offer you my homage this day
and ask you to shelter me
under the mantle of your motherly care.
You know, good mother, how much I love you,
how gladly I serve you,
how happy I am to praise you,
how eager I am to call on you in time of distress.
Good St. Anne,
be pleased to extend your helping hand
in all my wants.
Listen to my prayers,
for I place my trust in your gracious bounty.
Make all my thoughts and desires
worthy and righteous.
Jesus, I thank You for all the graces
which in Your infinite goodness
You have lavished upon St. Anne;
for having chosen her, among all women,
to be Your grandmother on earth
and exalted her in heaven
with such great and miraculous powers.
In the name of her merits,
I humbly recommend myself to Your infinite mercy.
Day Three
Hail, good St. Anne,
who first responded to the needs
of Mary, Mother of our Savior and Queen of Angels.
Hail to you and to your husband St. Joachim,
who watched over her infancy,
presented her to the Lord in the temple
and, according to your promise,
consecrated her to the service of God.
Hail St. Anne, good mother!
I rejoice in the marvels you continually perform,
because they encourage all to seek your intercession.
Good St. Anne, by the great power
that God has given you,
show yourself my mother,
my consoler, my advocate.
Reconcile me to the God
I have so deeply offended.
Console me in my trials;
strengthen me in my struggles.
Deliver me from danger in my time of need.
Help me at the hour of death
and open to me the gates of paradise.
Day Four
Good St. Anne,
you offered your pure and holy daughter Mary
in the temple with faith, piety and love.
By the happiness which then filled your heart,
I beg you to present me to your Grandson Jesus.
Offered by you, I will be agreeable in His sight.
Kind St. Anne,
take me forever under your protection.
Deliver me from the temptations
which continually assail me.
Above all, attend me in my last hour.
As I lie on my deathbed,
be present with your daughter
to console and strengthen me.
Holy Mary and good St. Anne,
show yourselves to be mothers
indeed by obtaining for me
the grace of a good death.
When my soul goes forth,
lead it to God’s tribunal so that,
by your powerful help and intercession,
it may obtain a favorable judgment.
Day Five
Hail, all-powerful Lady.
By God’s special favor,
grant consolation to those who invoke you.
Procure for them the eternal riches of heaven,
and like a good mother,
success in their temporal affairs as well.
Good St. Anne,
obtain my deliverance
from the punishment which my sins deserve.
Obtain for me success
in my temporal affairs;
especially see to the salvation of my soul.
St. Anne, by your influence with Mary’s son Jesus,
you have won the gift of conversion for many sinners.
Will you then abandon me,
who have chosen you as my mother?
No, St. Anne.
Your name alone, which signifies grace,
assures me of the help of your prayers,
and these prayers will surely procure pardon
and mercy from Jesus.
You will pray for me now and at the hour of my death.
Day Six
Good St. Anne, do not allow my soul,
a masterpiece of God’s creative power,
to be lost forever.
Free my heart of pride,
vanity, self-love.
May I know myself
as I really am and learn
meekness and
simplicity of heart.
God’s great love for me
leaves me cold and unresponsive.
I must reflect this love
through works of mercy and charity
toward my neighbor.
In your boundless charity,
good St. Anne,
help me to merit the glorious crown
which is given to those
who have fought the good fight against the world,
the devil and the flesh.
Assist me to preserve purity of heart and body.
With Mary and her divine Son, protect me always.
Day Seven
Once again, Good St. Anne,
I choose you for my advocate
before the throne of God.
By the power and grace
that God has placed in you,
extend to me your helping hand.
Renew my mind and my heart.
Dear St. Anne,
I have unbounded confidence in your prayers.
To your blessed hands I entrust my soul,
my body and all my hopes for this world and the next.
Direct my actions according to your goodness and wisdom.
I place myself under your motherly care.
Receive me, good mother.
Cover me with the mantle of your love.
Look kindly on me.
By your powerful intercession,
may I obtain from God grace and mercy.
Obtain for me remission for sin and
release from the punishment my offenses have deserved.
Pray that I may receive grace
to lead a devout life on earth
and that I may obtain the
everlasting reward of heaven.
Day Eight
Hail, St. Anne!
I rejoice at your exalted glory.
You gave birth to Mary,
whose divine Son brought salvation
to our lost world by conquering death
and restoring life and hope to sinners.
Pray to Him who, for love of us,
clothed Himself with human flesh
in the chaste womb of your daughter.
Glorious St. Anne,
with your blessed daughter,
deliver me from everything
that is displeasing in the sight of God.
Pray to your gentle and powerful Grandson
that He may cleanse my soul in His precious blood,
that He may send His Holy Spirit
to enlighten and direct me
in all that I do,
always obedient to His holy inspirations.
Good mother, keep a watchful eye on me.
Help me bear all my crosses.
Give me the fullness of your bounty
and sustain me with courage.
Day Nine
Good St. Anne,
I have reached the end of this novena in your honor.
I have asked and ask again.
Good mother, let not your kind ear
grow weary of my prayers,
though I repeat them so often.
Bounteous Lady, implore for me
from divine Providence
all the help I need through life.
May your generous hand bestow on me
the material means to satisfy
my own needs and to
alleviate the plight of the poor.
Good St. Anne,
fortify me by the sacraments of the Church
at the hour of my death.
Admit me into the company of the blessed
in the kingdom of heaven,
where I may praise and thank the adorable Trinity,
your grandson Christ Jesus,
your glorious daughter Mary,
and yourself, dear St. Anne,
through endless ages.
Amen