聖若亞敬及聖亞納(聖母雙親)
上溯至第二世紀的古老傳說,便稱若亞敬與亞納是聖母瑪利亞的雙親。聖亞納的敬禮,於第六世紀時,在東方教會中即已開始,到第十世紀時,才在西方教會中流行。對聖若亞敬的敬禮,則於十六世紀,才在西方教會流行。
集禱經
上主,我們祖先的天主,你為準備你聖子的降生成人,而賜予聖若亞敬及聖亞納特殊的恩寵,使他們生養你聖子的母親;藉這兩位聖人的轉求,求你使我們獲得你預許給你子民的救恩。因你的聖子、我們的主耶穌基督,他和你及聖神,是唯一天主,永生永王。亞孟。
Saints Joachim and Anne
Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Blessed Virgin Mary was immaculately conceived in the womb of St. Anne, and, together with her husband St Joachim. Our Lady was raised in a manner befitting the Mother of God. Devotion to Sts. Joachim and Anne is an extension of the veneration due the Blessed Virgin Mary as the pinnacle of Creation.
Collect
O Lord, God of our Fathers, who bestowed on Saints Joachim and Anne this grace, that of them should be born the Mother of your incarnate Son, grant, through the prayers of both, that we may attain the salvation you have promised to your people. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
資料來源 References
中文內容:《平日彌撒經文》,香港教區禮儀委員會
English text: Daily Roman Missal,2011