All Souls Appeal 2024
Dear Friends of Saint Ann Shrine, The twin holy days of All Saints and All Souls on November 1-2 help us to lift our minds and hearts away from the current messiness of the world to the beckoning peace of being home with God forever. To be home with God is a Christian belief that […]
Holy Rosary 2024
Dear Friends of Saint Ann Shrine, Pope Pius XI some years ago said: the Rosary is a powerful weapon to keep yourself free of sin, to foster Peace in your heart, home, and country. Recently Pope Francis urged Catholics to carry the Rosary in their purse or pocket and to pray it…whenever you find yourself […]
Mary’s Birthday Appeal 2024
Dear Friend of Saint Ann Shrine, BIRTHDAYS ARE FOR CELEBRATING LIFE! Happy Birthday, Mary! Every year on September 8th, the Church celebrates the birthday of Mary, the mother of Jesus our Savior. If anyone ever made a difference, Mary surely did! The poet William Wordsworth said it so beautifully: “Mother, whose virgin bosom was uncrost […]
Novena Appeal
June 2024 Dear Friend of Good Saint Ann, I don’t know who first called Saint Ann “good”, but this simple word certainly embodies the many qualities of the woman who was chosen by God to give life to her daughter Mary, the future mother of God’s son, Jesus. I like to think that of all […]
International Priest Support Appeal
Almost 125 years ago, four Canadian men from Montreal, Quebec, Canada came to New York, New York, USA to start a new foundation of Eucharistic ministry. This dream of our founder, Saint Peter Julian Eymard, continued his vision to spread to the 4-corners of the world, beginning from his work in Paris, France, to “set […]
Mother’s & Father’s Day 2024
Dear Friends of Saint Ann Shrine, Stores are already reminding us that Mother’s and Father’s Day are soon approaching. Cards, flowers, gifts, and a personal visit are high on our list of ways to honor and show appreciation for the gift of life our parents so lovingly gave us, and the financial and moral support […]
Easter 2024
Dear Friends of Saint Ann Shrine, From darkness to light – from death to life! Christ is risen, alleluia! Happy Easter season to all! Let us celebrate and be glad! Resurrection is at the heart of God’s promise of eternal life to us. While we bask once again in the spring beauty and wonder of […]
Lent 2024
Dear Friends of Saint Ann Shrine, By happy coincidence, Ash Wednesday and Valentines’ Day this year fall on the same day, February 14. While Ash Wednesday opens the Church’s season of Lent and calls for fasting and abstinence and a forty day effort to eradicate our sins and grow in love of our God and […]
Thank You 2024
Dear Friends of Saint Ann Shrine, On behalf of Father Roger Bourgeois, Chaplain of Saint Ann Shrine, the Saint Ann Shrine Staff, and the Community of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to sincerely thank you for your continued thoughts, prayers, and generous support of Saint Ann Shrine and the Blessed Sacrament! […]
Christmas 2023
Dear Friend of Saint Ann Shrine, Jesus Came Once, He Remains Forever This idyllic painting by Joseph Paelinck, a Belgian artist, is not a Nativity Scene as such, but it is associated with the spirit of Christmas and the family gatherings that make it such a unique feast day. This attractive painting brings the entire […]
