St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary

by CCW | 26 July 2023 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]

Diego Velázquez (attrib.), The Education of the Virgin[4]Artwork: Diego Velázquez (attrib.), The Education of the Virgin, c. 1617-18. Oil on canvas, Yale University Art Gallery[5], New Haven, Conn.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://www.commonprayer.org/calend/propers/anne.cfm
  2. 1 Samuel 2:1-8: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20samuel%202:1-8&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Luke 1:26-33: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:26-33&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Velazquez_EducationOfTheVirgin.jpg
  5. Yale University Art Gallery: https://artgallery.yale.edu/publication/young-velazquez-education-virgin-restored

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