St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by CCW | 26 July 2025 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]
[4]Artwork: Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with Scenes from the Life of Saint Anne, 1452-53. Tempera on wood, Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
Endnotes:
- source: https://episcopalnet.org/1928bcp/propers/Missal/July26.html
- 1 Samuel 2:1-8: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20samuel%202:1-8&version=ESVUK
- St. Luke 1:26-33: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:26-33&version=ESVUK
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/LippiFraF_ScenesLifeStAnne.jpg
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