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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 21:30:50 GMT -5
Catholic Harbor of Faith and Morals:
catholicharboroffaithandmorals.com/St.%20Anne.html
Prayer to St. Anne
With my heart full of the most sincere venerations, I prostrate myself before thee, O glorious Saint Anne. Thou art that creature of privilege and predilection, who by thy extraordinary virtues and holiness didst merit from God the high favor of giving life to her who is the Treasury of all graces, blessed among women, the Mother of the Word Incarnate, the most holy Virgin Mary. By virtue of so lofty a privilege, do thou deign, O most compassionate saint, to receive me into the number of thy true clients, for so I profess myself and so I desire to remain throughout my entire life.
Shield me with thine effectual patronage and obtain for me from God the power to imitate those virtues where with thou wast so plentifully adorned. Grant that I may know and weep over my sins in bitterness of heart. Obtain for me the grace of most active love for Jesus and Mary, and resolution to fulfill the duties of my state of life with faithfulness and constancy. Save me from every danger that confronts me in life, and help me at the hour of death, that so I may come in safety to paradise, there to sing with thee, O most happy mother, the praises of the Word of God made Man in the womb of thy most pure daughter, the Virgin Mary. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be, (three times).
(Indulgence of 300 days, once a day)
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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 21:39:57 GMT -5
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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 21:42:43 GMT -5
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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 21:57:09 GMT -5
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
History
The basilica in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré was initially a shrine to honour Saint Anne. On March 8, 1658, a man by the name of Etienne de Lessard donated two frontal acres from the West end of his property to the Catholic Church so that a chapel could be built. This chapel eventually became the site of the modern-day basilica. It was built for two reasons: to provide a place of worship for the new settlers in the area and to house a miraculous statue of St. Anne. The first reported miracle at the site happened during the shrine’s construction. A man named Louis Guimond was hired to help build the shrine even though he suffered from rheumatism. After placing three stones upon the shrine’s foundation, Guimond was cured of all his ailments. This was followed by other testimonies of healed people and the shrine soon grew in popularity. Many pilgrims came to the shrine hoping to receive a miracle while others like Anne of Austria supported the shrine from their homes.
Construction of the new basilica, fall 1931
Because of the popularity of the shrine, the building was enlarged several times to accommodate all the pilgrims. In 1876, the first basilica opened for worship. The former basilica was destroyed in a fire on March 29, 1922. The present-day basilica was built on the site of the prior church in 1926.
Interior of the church, 1900
Architects Maxime Roisin, Louis N. Audet and Joseph-Égilde-Césaire Daoust collaborated on the project from 1923-1931. After the end of the financial recession, the work on the interior resumed in 1937, and was finally completed in 1946.
Miracles are still believed to be performed at the basilica. When entering the church one can see two pillars filled with racks of crutches, canes, braces, and other signs of disabilities. Every item has been left by a pilgrim who reports being healed at the basilica.
The wooded hillside next to it has a memorial chapel and a Way of the Cross, with life-sized Stations of the Cross. Higher up the hill the Convent of the Redemptoristines can be found. Built in 1906 and declared a historic site in 2001, it has been abandoned in the recent years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr%C3%A9
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Post by Marya Dabrowski on Jul 26, 2017 22:04:29 GMT -5
Glorious St. Anne, filled with compassion for those who invoke thee, and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at thy feet and humbly beg of thee to take the present affair which I recommend to thee under thy special protection.
Vouchsafe to recommend it to thy 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. Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day beholding my God face to face, and with thee and Mary and all the Saints, praising and blessing Him to all eternity.
Good St. Anne, mother of her who is our Life, our Sweetness and our Hope, pray to her for us, and obtain our request. (3 times)
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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 22:39:53 GMT -5
Miraculous Discovery of Relics
Very interesting article, but it kept printing out in red so you will have to click on the link to read it.
www.catholictradition.org/Anne/anne1-2.htm
Precious Relics
The Church of St. Anne de Beaupré in Quebec, in Canada has long been privileged to possess a rare relic of the Saint. It is a fragment of the wrist bone of St. Anne, about two or three inches in length, with the skin and flesh still adhering to the bone and showing the joint near the thumb. When the precious relic arrived in New York from Rome on May 1, 1892, a holy enthusiasm seized the busy metropolis. Crowds of the faithful began to flock to the church of St. Jean Baptiste, where the relic was temporarily deposited for the veneration of the faithful. It was a spectacle never before witnessed in the New World.
After obtaining this relic, the Redemptorist Fathers, guardians of the Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupré, sought to obtain possession of the forearm from which the wrist bone had been detached in 1892. This relic had been venerated for centuries in the Major Basilica of St. Paul- Outside-the-Walls in Rome. In May, 1960, this cherished desire of the Redemptorist Fathers was realized when the Benedictines in charge of the Basilica of St. Paul donated the entire forearm of St. Anne to the Basilica of St. Anne de Beaupré. This relic measures seven inches in length by two inches at the base.
On the occasion of its translation, splendid spiritual celebrations again took place in the church of St. Jean Baptiste in New York and at the Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupré. On July 3, 1960, the first Sunday of the month of St. Anne, the new relic was solemnly enthroned in the Basilica of St. Anne, where it has since been venerated by the crowds of pilgrims who come to the shrine.
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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 23:06:10 GMT -5
The Dignity and Sanctity of Saint Anne
How holy must have been the woman in whom the great mystery of the Immaculate Conception was accomplished! How holy the womb into which the fullness of grace descended, in which the child "full of grace" was conceived and took flesh! Great was the dignity of St. Elizabeth, the mother of St. John the Baptist, who was privileged to have her son sanctified in her womb; but how much greater is the dignity of St. Anne, whose child, by a special prerogative, from the first instant of her conception was preserved from all taint of sin! Holy was the root from which sprouted the tree that bore the holiest Fruit, Jesus. St. Anne's sanctity was increased still more through this wonderful conception: and indeed, how highly must she have been sanctified who bore the Mother of God!
Is it any wonder that St. Jerome praises her in the words: "Anne is the glorious tree from which bloomed a twig under Divine influence. She is the sublime heaven from whose heights the Star of the Sea neared its rising. She is the blessed barren woman, happy mother among mothers, from whose pure womb came forth the shining temple of God, the sanctuary of the Holy Ghost, the Mother of God!"
Yes, great indeed was the privilege and dignity conferred by God on St. Anne in electing her to be the mother of the treasury of all graces! How great must have been St. Anne's joy, how blissful her delight, when, contrary to all hope, she gave birth to a child! And what a child! Never before had earth beheld a child so fair and noble as Anne's infant daughter, "conceived without stain of Original Sin." Never had there been a maternity so rich in blessings as hers-----she who was privileged to call her child by the exalted title of "Mother of God."
Well indeed might St. John Damascene, a great Doctor of the Church, exclaim: "Blessed, thrice blessed art thou, O Saint Anne, who didst receive from God and bring forth the blessed child from whom proceeded Christ, the Flower of life! We congratulate thee, O blessed Anne, on the dignity of being the mother of Mary, for thou hast brought forth our common hope, the germ of Promise! All pious lips bless thee in thy daughter, all languages glorify thy child! Worthy art thou above all praise, worthy of the praise of all who are redeemed, for thou hast given life to her who brought forth our Savior, Jesus Christ."
Even her name "Anne" signifies "gracious, loving" and typifies her sublime destiny. She too had been chosen by God from eternity, and to her, as to her daughter, Mary, may be applied the words: "The Lord possessed me in the beginning of His ways . . . I was set up from eternity." [Prov. 8: 22-23] God prepared St. Anne with magnificent gifts and graces. Of her may be said what St. Bernardine of Siena wrote of St. Joseph: "In the kingdom of grace the universal rule is: If God elects anyone for a special privilege and a sublime state, He bestows on that person all the gifts necessary for his state and adornment."
"Anne was the most chaste of virgins," wrote Mary of Agreda in The Mystical City of God. "From her very childhood, she possessed the fullness of every virtue. She was continually engaged in devout meditation. Her unceasing prayer was that the Redeemer might come soon."
As the works of God are perfect, it was natural to expect that He should make St. Anne a worthy mother of that most pure creature who was superior in sanctity to all creatures and inferior only to God. Had St. Anne not been adorned with angelic purity, she could not have become the mother of the Virgin of virgins. The great miracle of Mary's Immaculate Conception fittingly took place in St. Anne's pure womb.
In her visions, the servant of God, Anne Catherine Emmerich, beheld St. Anne in ecstasy, enveloped in heavenly splendor and surrounded by a host of Angels at the moment of Mary's Immaculate Conception. She beheld how the heavens opened, and she saw the holy Angels and the Most Holy Trinity rejoice. Equally great was the jubilation at the Blessed Virgin's birth. These are but a few rays of St. Anne's dignity and sanctity.
www.catholictradition.org/Anne/anne1-1.htm#SANCTITY
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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 23:26:44 GMT -5
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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 23:43:09 GMT -5
The Meeting at the Golden Gate -- Giotto
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Post by magdalena on Jul 26, 2017 23:47:42 GMT -5
The details about the father of Our Lady were given to us by an apocryphal book, The Gospel of James. His name, Joachim, means preparation for the Lord, and Anne means grace.
A long tradition tells us that Ss. Joachim and Anne were wealthy, having many flocks and herds like the first Patriarchs. But the Lord did not give them the greatest richness they desired, a child, since Anne was barren.
One day Joachim went to the Temple to present his sacrifice, but his offers were rejected with scorn. Much ashamed and not knowing the will of God, the Patriarch fled to the mountains, without returning to the house of his wife. He began to fast, making this resolution: “I will not take any food until the Lord looks at me with mercy. My prayer will be my fast.”
In the meantime, St. Anne wept at the loss of her husband and her barrenness. And while she wept in her garden and her husband prayed in the mountain, their prayers were heard. An angel of the Lord appeared to both of them and bade them meet at the Golden Gate. The angel told them that Anne would give birth to a daughter, who should be called Mary. She would become the mother of Jesus, “Son of the Most High.”
Thus, Anne would say: “Now, I know that the Lord hast greatly blessed me because I, who was a widow, am no longer one, and I, who was barren, am no longer so.” And the descendants of Joachim would be mighty and blessed in Heaven and upon earth.
www.traditioninaction.org/SOD/j224sd_Joachimi_08_16.html
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Post by mikemac on Jul 27, 2017 0:41:59 GMT -5
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Post by Jayne on Jul 27, 2017 10:28:35 GMT -5
After our sixth child we thought, for various reasons, that we could not have any more children and I was disappointed. My husband went on a walking pilgrimage with some friends from Cape-de-la-Madeleine to St. Anne de Beaupre. When he returned we were able to conceive our seventh child.
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Post by mikemac on Jul 27, 2017 16:41:34 GMT -5
After our sixth child we thought, for various reasons, that we could not have any more children and I was disappointed. My husband went on a walking pilgrimage with some friends from Cape-de-la-Madeleine to St. Anne de Beaupre. When he returned we were able to conceive our seventh child. Cool. What would that be, about an 80 mile walk or so, eh?
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Post by turin on Jul 27, 2017 17:41:47 GMT -5
The FSSP in Ottawa runs a walking pilgrimage each year to Cap-de-la-Madeleine. Some of my friends are going this year actually. www.marie-reine.ca/index_en.php
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Post by magdalena on Jul 27, 2017 23:19:12 GMT -5
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