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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 27th of February WELCOME! SAINT ANN LINE, MARTYR Ann Line was a widow gentlewoman, of an infirm constitution of body, troubled with almost continued headaches, and, withal, inclined to a dropsy; and so ill every spring and autumn, that her friends, at each of these seasons, feared she would be carried off by death: but her soul was strong and vigorous, and ever tending by spiritual exercises, to Christian perfection.  Her devotion was unfeigned; she received the blessed Sacrament at least once a week, and always with abundance of tears. Her conversation was edifying, willingly discoursing on spiritual subjects, and not on worldly vanities; and what was particularly remarkable in her, was, the desire she had of ending her days by martyrdom on which account, she bore a holy envy to priests, and others who seemed to be in a fairer way to that happy end than she, or any other of her sex were; of which, very few had suffe...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 27th of February WELCOME! SAINT ANNE LINE, MARTYR   [In England and Wales, St Anne Line is commemorated in the Liturgy on - May 4 - English Martyrs , Collective Feast Day; and  - August 30 - SS. Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line, and Margaret Ward, Martyrs ] Saint Anne Line [Lyne] was an English martyr; she died on February 27, 1601. She was the daughter of William Heigham of Dunmow, Essex, a gentleman of means and an ardent Calvinist, and when she and her brother announced their intention of becoming Catholics both were disowned and disinherited.  HER HUSBAND WAS APPREHENDED FOR ATTENDING MASS Anne married Roger Line, a convert like herself, and shortly after their marriage he was apprehended for attending Mass. After a brief confinement he was released and permitted to go into exile in Flanders, where he died in 1594.  SHE WAS PLACED IN CHARGE When Father John Gerard established a house of refuge for pri...

  LITANY IN HONOUR OF ST ANNE  Lord, have mercy on us. – LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US. Christ, have mercy on us. – CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON US. Lord, have mercy on us. – LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US. Christ, hear us. – CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US. God the Father of Heaven, – HAVE MERCY ON US. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, – HAVE MERCY ON US. God the Holy Spirit, – HAVE MERCY ON US. Holy Trinity, on God, – HAVE MERCY ON US. St Anne, – PRAY FOR US. (Repeat after each line.) St Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary, St Anne, Spouse of St Joachim, St Anne, Ark of Noah, St Anne, Ark of the Covenant, St Anne, Joy of Angels, St Anne, Grace of Patriarchs, St Anne, Oracle of Prophets, St Anne, Praise of All Saints, St Anne, Mirror of Obedience, St Anne, Mirror of Patience, St Anne, Mirror of Compassion, St Anne, Mirror of Devotion, St Anne, Mirror of Piety, St Anne, Bulwark of the Church, St Ann, Deliverer of Captives, St Anne, Mother of Widows, St Anne, Mother of Virgins, St Anne, Mother of the Sick,...

  ST ANNE ICONOGRAPHY:  ANNE THRICE (ANNA SELBDRITT)  This motive of medieval popular piety is very widespread in continental Europe. It depicts St Anne , the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Infant Jesus, occasionally accompanied by other notable saints. The image featured is by Leonardo da Vinci. ➡️ Litany in Honour of St Anne

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 22nd of July WELCOME! SAINT ANN WANG, VIRGIN AND MARTYR  Saint Ann Wang, a Catholic maiden of Wei County, China (Hebei Province), lost her mother at the age of four. Ann was very fervent, intently studying the Catechism and continually devoting herself to pious exercises. At an early age she resolved to consecrate her virginity to God and dedicated her life to the service of the Church. SHE RESOLVED TO CONSECRATE HER VIRGINITY TO GOD Ann’s family, however, against her will, arranged a marriage for her. But as Ann was taken to the wedding, she escaped and fled back to her own home. In 1900 the Chinese quasi-religious faction known as the “Boxers” began a bloody persecution against Christians in China. IT WAS ANN WHO LED THE WOMEN IN PRAYER Ann, now fourteen, was among a group of Catholic women who, as the Boxers approached, took shelter in a school. It was Ann who led the women in prayer and by her words of encouragement ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 26th of July WELCOME! SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE, THE PARENTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY From an ancient tradition, going back even to the second century, the parents of the Virgin Mary are known by the names of Joachim and Anne. Devotion to Saint Anne is found in the sixth century in the East, and by the tenth century it was widespread in the West. Saint Joachim was likewise honoured, but at a more recent date. PRAYER: O Lord, God of our Fathers, who bestowed on Saints Joachim and Anne his grace, that of them should be born the Mother of your incarnate Son, grant, through the prayers of both, that we may attain the salvation you have promised to your people. 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. ➡️ Saint Anne iconography: Anne Thrice