St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary

by CCW | 26 July 2021 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary (source[1]):

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[2]
The Gospel: St. Luke 1:26-33[3]

Arnau Bassa, Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read[4]Artwork: Arnau Bassa, Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read, c. 1350. Tempera on panel, National Museum of Ancient Art[5], Lisbon.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://www.commonprayer.org/calend/propers/anne.cfm
  2. 1 Samuel 2:1-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20samuel%202:1-8&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Luke 1:26-33: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:26-33&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bassa_StAnneTeachingVirgin.jpg
  5. National Museum of Ancient Art: http://museudearteantiga.pt/english

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