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Prayers to St. Anne

For 114 years, the faithful have sought the intercession of Mary's mother at the Shrine of St. Anne located within Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. They come from all over, and year after year, to venerate her relic and offer prayers.

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Josephine R. Tropp reaches out for a hand during the sign of peace at the Mass in Honor of St. Anne July 26, 2009. Tropp, 83, was baptized, had her first Communion, confirmed, and married in the church, which used to be St. Joseph Parish.

Photo: Catholic New World / Christopher Smith