PRAYER MEDALLION HONORING SAINT ANNE, THE GRANDMOTHER OF JESUS
An ancient tradition states that when Saint Anne was about to die,
Our Lord addressed her thus:
"Blessed art thou, My beloved grandparent! All who venerate thee shall have blessings for soul and body. If they invoke thee in their needs, I will hear them for thy name's sake. Since thou dost die on a Tuesday, I appoint this day for thy honor, and I will grant the prayers of all who honor thee on this day."
Ancient hymn prayer in honor of Saint Anne:
English:
Rejoice, mother Anne,
Rejoice holy mother,
God made you
mother and grandmother.
Applaud such a daughter
Mary the Virgin;
Her father Joachim
Also rejoices
in this our country,
She is blessed first,
Which was in Eve
once cursed.
So receive our praise
which we exultant give;
save us from all stain
by your prayer.
Praise be to God the Father,
All praise to Christ and honor,
And to the Holy Spirit
honor, to the Three-in-One.
Latin:
Gaude, mater Anna,
gaude mater sancta,
cum sis Dei facta
genetrix avia.
Plaude tali natae
virgini Mariae;
eius genitore
Ioachim congaude
in hac nostra terra
primo benedicta,
quae fuit in Eva
quondam maledicta.
Ergo sume laudes
quas damus ovantes;
nos ab omni sorde
tua prece terge.
Sit laus Deo Patri,
summo Christo decus,
Spiritui Sancto
honor, tribus unus.
Hymni inediti: Liturgische Hymnen des Mittelalters aus Handschriften und Wiegendrucken
(tr: "Hymni Inediti: liturgical hymns of the Middle Ages from manuscripts and incunabula")
An ancient tradition states that when Saint Anne was about to die,
Our Lord addressed her thus:
"Blessed art thou, My beloved grandparent! All who venerate thee shall have blessings for soul and body. If they invoke thee in their needs, I will hear them for thy name's sake. Since thou dost die on a Tuesday, I appoint this day for thy honor, and I will grant the prayers of all who honor thee on this day."
Ancient hymn prayer in honor of Saint Anne:
English:
Rejoice, mother Anne,
Rejoice holy mother,
God made you
mother and grandmother.
Applaud such a daughter
Mary the Virgin;
Her father Joachim
Also rejoices
in this our country,
She is blessed first,
Which was in Eve
once cursed.
So receive our praise
which we exultant give;
save us from all stain
by your prayer.
Praise be to God the Father,
All praise to Christ and honor,
And to the Holy Spirit
honor, to the Three-in-One.
Latin:
Gaude, mater Anna,
gaude mater sancta,
cum sis Dei facta
genetrix avia.
Plaude tali natae
virgini Mariae;
eius genitore
Ioachim congaude
in hac nostra terra
primo benedicta,
quae fuit in Eva
quondam maledicta.
Ergo sume laudes
quas damus ovantes;
nos ab omni sorde
tua prece terge.
Sit laus Deo Patri,
summo Christo decus,
Spiritui Sancto
honor, tribus unus.
Hymni inediti: Liturgische Hymnen des Mittelalters aus Handschriften und Wiegendrucken
(tr: "Hymni Inediti: liturgical hymns of the Middle Ages from manuscripts and incunabula")