[Magdalen] Prayers for my church

[Jay Weigel]

I have a lovely icon of Sts. Joachim and Anna with the Theotokos as a small
child, sitting on her mother's lap and reaching up to pat her mother's
cheek. I like it because it is so human.

My personal patron is St, Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist. My middle
name is Elizabeth and it was my mother's name. I have an icon of the
Visitation that is very sweet that shows thee moment where Mary arrives,
looking anxious and scared, reaching to embrace Elizabeth, who looks very
comforting and motherly.

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 10:23 PM John Robison <friarjohn00 at gmail.com> wrote:

> My Maternal Grandmotgers last purchase was a littlecSt Anne statue with Our
> Lady as a child.
> My very Presbyterian Mother used to talk to both of them while cooking.
>
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 9:32 PM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Very early in our marriage, possibly in its first year, Lisa and I were
> > spending a couple of days in Quebec City. We took a side trip to the
> famous
> > shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupré. I remember praying there and entrusting
> my
> > wife to St. Anne. I've had a special fondness for our Lady's mother ever
> > since.
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 4:26 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Our parish in Chicago, Ascension, has a soft spot for Ss. Joachim &
> Anna,
> > > especially Anna, as we also house the Chicago convent of the Order of
> St.
> > > Anne (two nuns left here, and five in Arlington, Mass.). The doorway
> into
> > > our church from the narthex is flanked by carved wood statues of St.
> Anne
> > > (with Our Lady as a girl) and John Mason Neale.
> > >
> > > Praying for your community, Jay, and for you in your new commitment
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Scott R. Knitter
> > > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Christopher Hart
> >
> > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > Twitter: @cervus51
> >
> --
> The Rev. John R. Robison
>
> The Old Catholic Church, Provence of the United States.
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