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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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A churchgoer places her hand on the statue of St. Anne at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Brighton Park during the Mass in Honor of St. Anne on July 26, 2009. The Mass was held in honor of the 110th anniversary of the shrine.

Photo: Christopher Smith / Catholic New World