St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by CCW | 26 July 2014 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary (source[1]):
Lord God, the Source and Goal of all creation, we bless you for your servant Anne, whose daughter Mary was the mother of our Lord. Grant us grace in our succeeding generations to honour the gift of life, that young and old together may learn the love whose fruit is life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
The Lesson: 1 Samuel 2:1-8[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 1:26-33[3]
[4]Artwork: Ambrosius Benson, Saint Anne, the Child Jesus, and the Virgin, c. 1528. Oil on panel, Prado, Madrid.
- source: http://stjames.k1marketing.com/index.cfm?method=pages.showPage&pageid=40349328-a40f-39ea-f42b-08db09d080f5
- 1 Samuel 2:1-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20samuel%202:1-8&version=ESVUK
- St. Luke 1:26-33: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:26-33&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Benson_StAnneChildJesusBVM.jpg
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