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
An interesting thing happened to me today after Mass. A lady approached me after Mass and asked if I was still running a mother's bible study. I responded that us "sisters in Christ" didn't meet any longer. I wanted to continue by saying that we still rely on each other for spiritual support, always speaking about our faith journey whenever we see each other, even in the grocery store, we stop and quickly share a spiritual or life issue and always ending the conversation with "I'll include that in my prayers." Because of our busy schedules and growing children, some mothers went back to work and others had more babies and got busier at home. Causing us to longer meet as a group once a week. To read more click here http://yearsofmilkandhoney.blogspot.com/2014/01/church-school-strong-catholic-community.html
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