Saint Anne is patroness of unmarried women, housewives, women in labor or who want to be pregnant, grandmothers, mothers and educators.

While teaching Mary to cook, take care of her home, and look after her family and neighbors, St. Anne modeled for the Virgin Mary a life of prayer, love, and humility. In doing so, St. Anne prepared Our Lady to receive Our Lord not only into her heart, but into her very body, becoming the Mother of God.

Knowledge:

Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary’s mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne’s name and that of her husband Joachim come only from New Testament apocrypha, of which the Gospel of James

Working with Saint Anne:

I choose you, Saint Ann, as my refuge in all necessities.

I confide my temporal needs to your intercession. I trust that there is no sickness or infirmity for which you cannot obtain a cure. I know there is no situation, however difficult or desperate it may seem that you cannot settle.

Most importantly, I know that my spiritual welfare is even more precious than that of my body. Please help me, Good Saint Ann, to have a great love for my Lord and Savior, your Grandson, Jesus. Give me good will and purify my intentions.

Amen

Saint Anne Colors:

• Her traditional colors are green and red
• Her celebration is 26 July

More:

Saint Anne is patroness of unmarried women, housewives, women in labor or who want to be pregnant, grandmothers, mothers and educators. She is also a patroness of horseback riders, cabinet-makers and miners. As the mother of Mary, this devotion to Saint Anne as the patron of miners arises from the medieval comparison between Mary and Christ and the precious metals silver and gold. Anne’s womb was considered the source from which these precious metals were mined.