This popular prayer, a favorite of many Catholics, dates back to the 15th century and takes its name from the first Latin word of the prayer, "memorare," which means "remember." The Memorare is of unknown authorship, although it has been attributed to St. Augustine (354-430), St. John Chrysostom (c. 347-407) and, with more reason, to St. Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153). St. Bernard's sermons on Mary were famous, and it was his Cistercian monks in the monastery of Citeaux in the 12th century who popularized the name "Our Lady" for Mary. The Memorare has also been attributed to the French cleric Claude Bernard (1588-1641), known as the "poor priest" of Paris, whose homilies contain passages that echo its words. No matter who wrote this prayer, it was Father Bernard who did much to popularize it, teaching it in hospitals and prisons, where Mary's intercession was effective in working miracles of grace. The first manuscript of the Mem
Hello, just a question? for Jackie Parkes what happened to your blog i cant seem to link to it. I was following it on my blog and it says its been removed. Hope all is well. Peace St. Raphael
ReplyDeleteHi there - Jackie is having a break from Blogging and Facebook at the moment. I am sure she will be back :-) God Bless
ReplyDeleteAhh,, thank you Jane I'm glad she is ok. I will be praying for her. Peace St.Raphael
ReplyDeleteGod Bless :-) Post us something on the Blog :-)
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