Published July 25, 2021, 9:27 AM Commemorative masses will be celebrated Monday, July 26, at the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Ann in Taguig City, in solemn observance of the Feast of Saints Joachim and Ann (San Joaquin and Santa Ana), venerated as the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandparents of Jesus Christ. Saints Joachim and Ann (Catholic Online) With the theme “St. Ann: A Year of Sharing, Faith and Hope in God in the 500th Year of Christianity in the Philippines,” the praying of the holy rosary and a novenario followed by a holy mass were held from July 17 to 25. This year marks the 434th anniversary of St. Ann’s installation as the city’s patron saint.