Saints Joachim and Anne, Grandparents of Jesus

July 26: Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• Jesus Grandparents (6/25/17): As their one child was our Blessed Mother and their one grandchild was Jesus Himself, Saints Joachim and Ann never had to worry about their descendants getting to Heaven!  Not so for the rest of us!
• St. Anne, St. Anne, Send Me A Man (Catherine Szeltner, 10/20/13)
• Good Saint Ann, Find Me a Man (7/19/16) 

• "The dates of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week highlight the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae (July 25) which articulates Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, conjugal love and responsible parenthood.  The dates also mark the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne (July 26), the parents of the Blessed Mother" (USCCB).

• Mariage/Family/Sexuality and God's beautiful plan for human happiness (7/1/17)