This popular novena begins Thu, Jul 18 and ends Fri, Jul 26, the Feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne. The Church honors these holy grandparents for their prayers, their trust, and most of all for the foundation of faith they laid for the Blessed Virgin Mary’s life.
St. Anne is the patron saint of mothers and women in labor, St. Joachim is the patron saint of fathers, and together, they are the patron saints of grandparents. With this novena, pray for all your family needs, trusting in their intercessory power with Our Lord, their grandson, Jesus Christ.
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A novena (from Latin: novem, "nine") is an ancient tradition of devotional praying in Christianity, consisting of private or public prayers repeated for nine successive days or weeks. The first novena is often considered to have been the nine days between the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost when the disciples gathered in the upper room and devoted themselves to prayer. Novenas are often used to ask specific saints to pray for us, usually to ask God for special prayer requests or petitions.