Third Day:
Hail, sweet Mother Saint Ann! Thou who didst give the earliest cares to Mary, Mother of the Savior and Queen of the Angels! Hail both thou and thy holy spouse, Joachim, who watched over her infancy, presented her to the Lord in the temple and, according to thy promise, consecrated her to the service of God.
Hail, Mother Saint Ann! Thou art the powerful advocate of those who call on thee, and serve thee, for thou takest them under thy protection, preservest them from danger, providest for their needs in life, and leadest them to their eternal reward.
Hail Saint Ann, mighty and powerful! Generously reward thy servants by guiding all their undertakings. Bring sinners to repentance. Show thyself especially tender to those who are in sorrow or tribulation, and bestow temporal favors on those who place their confidence in thee.
Hail, Saint Ann, blessed Mother! I rejoice in the numerous miracles thou dost perform constantly, because they encourage all to have recourse to thee in their necessities.
Holy Mother Saint Ann, by the great power which God has given thee, show thyself my mother, my consoler, and my advocate; reconcile me to the God whom I have so deeply offended; console me in all my trials, strengthen me in all my combats; aid me in my day of need; deliver me from all danger; help me at the hour of my death and open to me the doors of paradise. Amen.
O Jesus, Holy Mary, Saint Ann, help me now and at the hour of my death.
Practice: During this Novena I will, in honor of Saint Ann, give alms to the poor or for another charitable purpose, and I will practice an act of mortification.
Ejaculation: O dear Saint Ann, beloved protectress, obtain for me from Jesus crucified, the grace always to forgive my enemies.
(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
