131st NOVENA SAVE THE DATES FOR THIS YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS: THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 24, 25 & 26 @ 7 PM at St. Vincent de Paul

131 ST ANNUAL ST. ANNE’S DEVOTIONAL

Thursday, July 24, 7 p.m. MASS celebrated by

Fr. Gerry Waterman

Friday, July 25, 7 p.m. HEALING MASS

celebrated by Fr. Amedeo Guida (Padre)

Saturday, July 26, 7 p.m. MASS, & PROCESSION

Celebrated by Fr. Paschal Anionye with

FELLOWSHIP & REFRESHMENTS immediately following

Thursday, July 24, 7 pm, St. Anne Devotion for the people of the linked parishes of St. Vincent de Paul & Blessed Sacrament.

Friday, July 25, 7 pm, 7 pm, St. Anne Devotion for all the people of the world in need of

body, mind & soul healing

Saturday, July 26 7 pm*, St. Anne Devotion in memory of Robert Wierman, req. by his

Children, Kevin Wierman & Maureen Kenyon

Sunday, July 27, 10:30am, For all Living & Deceased Priests and Sisters of St. Vincent

de Paul, Req. by Jeanne Vuilemot

11:30 am, A Special Performance by the Matsiko Worl Orphan Choir

* Note there is no 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday due to the St. Anne Devotion

Devotion to St. Anne-2025

The Mother of our Blessed Mother Mary and the Grandmother of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ feast day is July 26th . Last year, St. Vincent's will continue its 129th Novena to St. Anne July 24-26th, 2024. Although St. Anne is not mentioned in the Gospels, her stature among Saints is great indeed and she has played a key role in numerous healings and miracles.

Saint Anne is a powerful intercessor, combining the fortitude of age and the tender solicitude of motherhood and grandmotherhood, Here are just a few ways we can relate to St. Anne and beg her intercession.

Intercessor for children and grandchildren - In these fraught times, mothers and grandmothers naturally worry about the well being of children. From St. Anne's special vantage point in heaven, she sees your women's and the dangers faced by young people, but she is firmly anchored in the peace and promises of God and Our Lady to take care of all the little ones.

Intercessor for wives and mothers - As a wife or mother, you can turn to St. Anne, faithful spouse of St. Joachim, for help in carry out your duties virtuously. For men as husbands and/or sons, ask St. Anne to help you love wife or mother better.

Intercessor for expectant mothers - According to tradition, St. Anne and Joachim prayed fervently for many years for the gift of a baby before the arrival of Mary, the Immaculate Conception. Like any loving grandmother, St. Anne is eager to pray for pregnant mothers, for safe pregnancies and deliveries.

Intercessor for workers - As traditional patroness of miners., St. Anne's care for those particularly in dangerous lines of work is a natural association for us today. St. Anne, watch over those who take physical risks to provide the rest of us with our various needs and comforts.

Intercessor for the elderly - St. Anne reminds us of the wisdom, love, and being vs doing beauty of the gift of old age. Ask her to pray for your own elderly relatives, neighbors, and especially for those who have been abandoned and have no one to visit or pray for them.

Intercessor for those without children - St, Anne has a heart for the childless, Whether in sadness, in loneliness, in regret, turn to St Anne for comfort and company. Pray to her for the children who've been abandoned in these godless times, for the victims of abortion, and for orphans.

Intercessor for patience - In a "culture of now': St. Anne can help us to wait patiently. Conditioned as we are to receive instant gratification at the click of a button or the swipe of a credit card, we all need help in slowing down, resting and sitting still. Ask her to teach you to grow in gentleness and patience.