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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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Andres Guzman and Wenceslao Abraham lead a procession carrying a statue of St. Anne, outside of Our Lady of Fatima church on July 23, 2011. The prayerful processed through the neighborhood following the statue and praying the rosary.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World