The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary (source):
O GOD, who didst vouchsafe to bestow grace upon blessed Anne, that she might become the mother of the parent of thy Only-begotten Son: Mercifully grant that we who celebrate her festival may be partakers with her of thy heavenly grace; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lesson: 1 Samuel 2:1-8
The Gospel: St. Luke 1:26-33
Artwork: Nöel Hallé, St. Anne Revealing to the Virgin the Prophecy of Isaiah, c. 1749. Oil on canvas, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.