St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by CCW | 26 July 2018 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary (source[1]):
[2]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[3]
The Gospel: St. Luke 1:26-33[4]
Artwork: Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, 1516. Oil on wood, Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Endnotes:
- source: http://www.commonprayer.org/calend/propers/anne.cfm
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CranachLElder_BVMWithChildStAnne.jpg
- 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
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2018/07/26/st-anne-mother-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-5/