00:00On July 26, the Church celebrates Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus.
00:08A discreet but powerful figure of the Christian faith,
00:12She embodies patience, tenderness and unwavering trust in God.
00:19According to tradition, Anne lived in Jerusalem with her husband Joachim.
00:24For many years, the couple remained childless,
00:27a drama at a time when sterility was seen as a shame.
00:32But Anne does not despair, she continues to pray, to believe, to love.
00:38His faith, silent and strong, becomes a model for all those who go through trials.
00:45One day, an angel appears and announces to her that she will give birth to a daughter.
00:50This girl will be Mary, the future mother of the Savior.
00:54Saint Anne does not just give birth to Mary.
00:59She raises him in faith, wisdom and purity.
01:04It was in Anne's arms that Mary learned the Scriptures, prayer, and inner silence.
01:10We can imagine the moments of tenderness, of transmission, of trust.
01:17It is thanks to Saint Anne that Mary becomes this humble and strong woman,
01:22able to one day say “Fiat” to the angel Gabriel.
01:27Devotion to Saint Anne dates back to the first century of Christianity.
01:31In the East, as in the West, she is honored as a sacred matriarch.
01:38In Brittany, she is the patron saint of the Breton people,
01:43with the famous sanctuary of Saint Anne Dore.
01:47In Canada, the sanctuary of Saint Anne de Beaupré
01:51welcomes thousands of pilgrims every year who come to entrust their families to it,
01:56their children, their suffering.
01:59She is the patron saint of grandparents, mothers, pregnant women
02:05and all those who want a child.
02:08In a troubled world, Saint Anne reminds us of the value of gentleness,
02:13of transmission and hidden prayer.
02:17She does not preach, does not command, she offers, listens, teaches.
02:23Her strength lies in the silent gift of self, in the service of those she loves.
02:29She is the guardian of the family fire, of the faith passed down from generation to generation.
02:36Today, let us entrust ourselves to Saint Anne,
02:40may she watch over our homes, our children, our grandparents,
02:44may she teach us to pray with the heart,
02:48to love without measure and to hope against all odds.
02:52Traditional prayer to Saint Anne
02:56O glorious Saint Anne,
02:59You whom God chose to be the mother of the Virgin Mary
03:02and the Grandmother of Jesus,
03:05watches over our families and our children.
03:09You who have known waiting,
03:11suffering and joy,
03:13teach us patience in trials,
03:16confidence in prayer
03:18and peace in silence.
03:21Intercede for us with your grandson Jesus
03:24so that we may walk in faith
03:26on the path of life.
03:29Saint Anne,
03:31protector of families,
03:33pray for us.
03:34Amen.
03:43Saint Anne,
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