Join us for the Saint Anne Novena! This years novena theme is The Power of Family. The Novena director this year is Father Thomas Blau, OP, a member of the Dominican Religious Order (Order of Preachers).
On the Feast of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, the novena concludes with Mass and Novena Prayers at 8am & 6:30pm. There will also be the veneration of the Saint Anne Relic. Refreshments will be available after the 8am Mass and the 6:30pm Mass.
The Novena takes place at Saint Anne Church, Saint Paul of the Cross Parish (400 Hoodridge Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15234).
Father Blau is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. In his current ministry, he serves as an itinerant preacher in the Diocese of Columbus and was appointed as a Pontifical Missionary of Mercy by Pope Francis during the Year of Mercy. He teaches homiletics- how to do homilies for seminarians in the Diocese of Columbus.