Second Day:
From the depths of my heart, O noble Lady Saint Ann, I pay thee my homage this day and ask of thee to shelter me under the mantle of thy maternal protection. Thou knowest the many dangers that beset me. I beseech thee, therefore, to be my protectress and to save me from spiritual ruin. Thou knowest, amiable Mother, how greatly I revere thee, how gladly I serve thee, how it pleases me to praise thee, and how it helps me to call upon thee in my distress.
O Good Saint Anne, show thyself then toward me a tender mother and powerful patroness. Thou beholdest me groaning under the weight of my sins. Pray then for me, a sinner! Watch over my soul lest it be lost! I need thy help and I expect it from thy clemency.
With a childlike trust, I look up to thee and desire to live and to die in thy holy service.
O sweet advocate, pray for me to the God of all majesty that I may obtain pardon for the evil I have done, strength henceforth to overcome my passions, and grace to spend all my days in good works; let me feel the effects of thy power and bounty; may I root out of my heart its wicked tendencies and develop holy virtues in their stead.
Sweet Jesus, I thank Thee for all the graces which in Thy infinite goodness Thou hast lavished upon Saint Ann; for having chosen her, among all women, to be Thy grandparent on earth and exalted her in Heaven with so great a power of working miracles. In the name of her great merits, I humbly recommend myself to the infinite mercy of Thy divine heart; let Saint Ann be my gentle mother, advocate, and protectress during this life and the hour of death.
Most holy Mother Saint Ann, be pleased to take me under thy tender care in all my wants; extend to me a helping hand and defend me against my enemies. Hasten to hear my prayers; in thy bounty, I place my trust. Make righteous and godly all the desires of my heart and intercede with Jesus for me.
O Jesus, Holy Mary, Saint Ann, help me now and at the hour of my death.
Practice: To my prayers during this Novena I will join good resolutions.
Ejaculation: Good Saint Ann, beloved protectress, obtain for me from Jesus the gift of prayer.
(Here mention your intention of prayer.)
Daily Prayers:
PRAYER TO OBTAIN SOME SPECIAL FAVOUR
O Glorious Saint Ann, thou are filled with compassion for those who invoke thee and with love for those who suffer! Heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I therefore cast myself at thy feet and humbly beg of thee to take under thy special protection the present affair which I recommend to thee.
Vouchsafe to recommend it to thy Daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the throne of Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day to behold my God face to face, and with thee and Mary and all the Saints to praise and bless Him for all eternity. Amen.
IMPORTANT REQUESTS TO SAINT ANN
Good Saint Ann, obtain for me ardent love of my God and of thy daughter, the Most Holy Virgin Mary.
Good Saint Ann, obtain for me lively faith and unbounded confidence in the Divine Goodness.
Good Saint Ann, obtain for me the spirit of compunction and the sanctifying courage of holy penance.
Good Saint Ann, beloved protectress, obtain for me from Jesus the gift of prayer.
O dear Saint Ann, holy Mother of Mary, be my refuge and my consolation.
Great Saint Ann, be forever the consolation and support of mothers, and the protection of their children
Good Saint Ann, obtain for me generosity in service of God.
Good Saint Ann, obtain for me, from Jesus crucified, the grace always to pardon my enemies.
Good Saint Ann, recommend me to Mary.
O Mary, with thy holy Mother, obtain for me the grace of purity and a sincere desire to master my wicked passions.
Saint Joachim and Saint Ann, obtain for me the grace of graces, that of a good death.
Good Saint Ann, obtain for me my requests.
Good Saint Ann, by thy motherly intercession lead me to Heaven.
Amen
