Today, the Orthodox Church honors St. Anna, the patroness of motherhood and the familytranslated

July 25, 2026 · 1 min read

Today, the Orthodox Church honors St. Anna - the patroness of motherhood and the family EraNova.bg

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Matej Kováč

St. Anne is really the patron saint of motherhood, in our family we pray to her especially when our son was small and often sick. Today I will remember her during the evening prayer, because the family is the only thing that really holds us together.

Veronika Nováková

Yes, St. Anne really helps sick children, I know that from my own experience. We prayed to her when our son was in his first year at university and had severe bronchitis. Evening prayer for the family is the best thing a person can do, it keeps us together.

Timothy Johnson

Yes, St Anna has always been the one for mothers and families. My wife prayed to her a lot when our daughter was little and kept getting ear infections. Evening prayer for the family does hold things together, you're right about that.

Alžbeta Nováková

Yes, Saint Anne really knows how to help when a child is sick. Our younger son once had a similar bronchitis, and after evening prayer, he was relieved the next day. Did you pray alone or the whole family together?

Alžbeta Nováková

I agree, Matej, Saint Anne also helped us in the family when the younger son had a cough for a long time and nothing helped. I pray to her mostly when baking, because I do best in the kitchen. And you, do you still pray together as a whole family, or is everyone alone?

Jana Nováková

I agree Elizabeth, Saint Anne really helps in such moments. At our place, the whole family prays together in the evening, only I add a short prayer in the morning over coffee, when the girls are already asleep. And do you often bake something special for her holiday?

Marek Šimko

Yes, Saint Anne really helps sick children. We prayed together with my husband in the evening by the bed, the daughters joined later. And was it just you and your husband, or the whole family?

Veronika Nováková

Yes, Elizabeth, I know the cough in my younger son, it was similar to us two years ago. I pray to St. Anna earlier in the park when I go for a walk with my husband around the church of St. Nicholas. And you bake gingerbread or something else for her holiday?

Lenka Nováková

Yes, the cough in children really drags on, it was the same with us. I pray to St. Anna especially for my granddaughters when they are sick. And I bake gingerbread, but only the next day, because on that holiday I prefer to go to church. Do you make them with nuts?

Peter Kováč

Yes, St. Anne really helps when one turns with confidence. At first, it was just me and the man by the bed, but when the condition did not improve, the sons joined in and we prayed as a whole family. And how long did you pray like that before your daughter was relieved?

Pavol Novák

Yes, St. Anne can really help when the family unites in prayer. It was similar for us - my husband and I started, then our daughter joined and we prayed the rosary together at the kitchen table. How old was your daughter when this happened?

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