Let us praise Joachim and Anne, to whom, in their generation,
the Lord gave Him who was a blessing for all the nations.
- Entrance Antiphon (Today's Liturgy)
the Lord gave Him who was a blessing for all the nations.
- Entrance Antiphon (Today's Liturgy)
As medieval Christians came to seek
union with Christ in abiding before the reserved Blessed Sacrament, they
likewise began to discover in the presence of their God a deeper union with
their family and friends, as did Saint Elzear of Sabran, a Third Order Franciscan
(1286 - 1323), who, in a letter to his wife, Saint Delphina, wrote:
'You desire to hear often of me.
Go often to visit our amiable Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Sacrament. Enter in spirit His Sacred Heart.
You know that to be my constant dwelling.
You will always find me there.'"
From In the Presence of Our Lord
Go often to visit our amiable Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Sacrament. Enter in spirit His Sacred Heart.
You know that to be my constant dwelling.
You will always find me there.'"
From In the Presence of Our Lord
The History, Theology, and Psychology of Eucharistic Devotion
Fr Benedict J Groeschel, CFR and James Monti
Fr Benedict J Groeschel, CFR and James Monti
St Joachim and St Anne
Parents of the Virgin Mary
Patron of Grandparents
Parents of the Virgin Mary
Patron of Grandparents
O God, who willed that your Only Begotten Son should be born from
among humanity so that by a wonderful mystery humanity
might be born again from you, we pray that, in your kindness,
you may sanctify by the spirit of adoption those you have fed
with the Bread you give your children. Through Christ our Lord.
(Prayer after Communion, Today's Liturgy)
St Joachim and St Anne, pray for us!
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