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
It's great they did this, but I'm afraid that when Planned parenthood comes out of under investigation, Komen will go back to funding them. I pray they don't, but it seems they only stopped because of the investigation. Let's pray for the best.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Manny. My fears though are not that PP will come out clean...their claim that only 3% of what they do is Murder is underquoted. And I have Faith that this will bring to light the True Nature of PP. And the reason for their being created.
ReplyDeleteMy fear is that SGK will return to funding due to lack of funds they receive from the Masses that are ill-informed and turning against SGK...
All we can do is Pray and Educate!
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