St.s Anne & Joachim
St.s Anne & Joachim
Quintessential Grandparents
1st cent.
Patronage Grandparents, Family, & Parenting
Feast Day July 26
Anne and Joachim are traditionally known as the Blessed Virgin Mary's parents. Tradition concerning them is found in the apocryphal Gospel of James. Despite not having specific stories, we can envision how they saw Jesus at a young age, played with him, and washed him.
Small Snippet
Saints Anne and Joachim, intercede to the Holy Ghost that all grandparents may be blessed with good health, lots of laughter, and meaningful playtime with their grandchildren.
Prayer
Artistic Process
Statue Photos
This statue of the holy family with the holy grandparents is outside the convent at Our Lady of Mercy(my childhood church).
It was quite exciting when a customer reached out in 2023 asking for these cards to be given out at her wedding.
Roses
I took these photos of the rose bushes outside Our Lady of Mercy(my childhood church)
Hastas
My mom loves her hasta plants, and they bloom lilies sometimes. These are from her garden.