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
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Please pray for a Catholic Pakistani mother and her 2 teenage
daughters who are in hiding in Sri Lanka. One of the girls posted
anti-government comments on the internet - they were arrested and accused of
being Indian spies - they escaped detention - met their mother and fled to Sri
Lanka. They are almost out of money and are desperate. I have contacted the
Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka in the hope that they will have an
idea on how to help them. I have
contacted news agencies in the hope that by bringing their plight to light the
authorities will allow them to leave the country and start a safe and secure
life elsewhere. You can read about their ordeal here and here
thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention
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