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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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Cardinal George blesses the statue of St. Anne on July 26, 2009. The shrine holds an annual novena leading up to the feast of St. Anne. Many devotees return year after year seeking St. Anne’s intercession.

Photo: Catholic New World / Christopher Smith