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title: "Sts. Joachim and Anne: Feast Day July 26 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joachim-and-anne/
description: "Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patron of grandparents and mothers. Feast day July 26. Read their life in Bless."
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Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary · Feast day July 26

# Sts. Joachim and Anne

The feast day of Sts. Joachim and Anne is July 26, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of grandparents and mothers.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [July 26](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#26) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Patron of | [grandparents](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#grandparents), [mothers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#mothers) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, July 26, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joachim-and-anne/#calendar) |

## Life

The parents of the Virgin Mary, named by a tradition reaching back to the second century: Joachim and Anne, an aged and childless couple whose prayers were answered with the girl full of grace.

In them the Church honors the grandparents of Jesus and the hidden generations of Israel whose faithfulness prepared the Incarnation. Devotion to good St. Anne — patroness of mothers, grandmothers, and Brittany and Quebec besides — has warmed the Church for centuries.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes Sts. Joachim and Anne as patron of grandparents and mothers.

[Grandparents](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#grandparents) [Mothers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#mothers)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [Sts. Perpetua and Felicity](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-perpetua-and-felicity/) mothers · March 7
- [St. Monica](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-monica/) mothers · August 27

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Joachim and Anne. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, July 26, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/26/) | Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial) | White | Exodus 32:15-24, 30-34 · Psalm 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 · James 1:18 · Matthew 13:31-35 |
| [Wednesday, July 26, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/26/) | Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial) | White | Jeremiah 1:1, 4-10 · Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15 and 17 · Matthew 13:1-9 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[July 25 St. James](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-james/) [July 27 St. Pantaleon](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pantaleon/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 26?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-26) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Sts. Joachim and Anne

Feast day July 26

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joachim-and-anne/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joachim-and-anne/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-joachim-and-anne/#calendar)

In the app

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