ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 1st of September
SAINT ANNA, PROPHETESS
Saint Anna, a first century widow, is commemorated on September. She was a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser.
After seven years of married life she consecrated her widowhood to the service of God in the Temple of Jerusalem, where she remained night and day in prayer and fasting.
SHE BEHELD THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
At the age of eighty-four she beheld the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:36-38).
In the Greek Church she is honoured on February 3.
From the "Book of Saints", 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Anna may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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