St. Anne

by Brenda Nippert

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St. Anne

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Brenda Nippert

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Painting - Painting

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Everything we know about Anne comes from stories handed down through the ages. Nothing is certain, but Tradition tells us that Mary's parents were Anne and Joachim (pronounced Wa-keem). They never gave up praying for a baby. Anne prayed unceasingly while her husband went out into the desert and fasted. They had unshakable faith that God would bless them, and bless them He did! Not only did they conceive a child, but a child who all generations would call blessed, the mother of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We don't know if Anne was still alive when her young, unwed teenage daughter became pregnant. If so, what was her reaction? Did she get to cradle the Christ Child in her arms? Did she spoil Him as a grandma? We don't know, but we can only guess that she must have been a marvelous mother to be chosen to raise the Blessed Mother, God's own mother and ours!

The holy woman who conceived, bore, and raised Jesus Christ and then has continued to watch over, guide, pray for, and mother all of mankind for over two millenniums would have taken her example from Saint Anne. Anne's unfailing faith and perseverance in prayer, along with that of her husband Joachim, earned them an important role in salvation history. We can guess that the love in the heart of this good woman who knew with certainty, that all things are possible for God, must have been pure and amazing. The ripple effect from this amazing love reverberates throughout human history even today, through her most holy daughter – still loving over two thousand years later. How worthy to choose such a loving and faithful heart to imitate.

Her feast day is July 26.

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January 27th, 2018

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