The Memorare, a prayer attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, is one of the best prayers expressing our confidence in the Blessed Virgin Mary. Monday, June 30, 2025. A service of EWTN News.

In 2008, Minnis formed Benedictine’s first “Memorare Army.” “When we wanted to build a grotto and new building, we asked for 1,000 Memorares apiece, hoping to get 50 people.

Many would say the Rosary is their favorite Marian prayer. It is a lovely prayer, of course. But my favorite Mary-themed prayer is the Memorare. Many a time, I have prayed it with anxiety or worry ...

Allyson, this prayer helped me through many times in college, in my 20s, with my children in my 30s and 40s, and 50s. Now at 60, it still gives me peace and hope and the same feeling you felt.

“The Memorare is a prayer that effectively expressed Mother Teresa’s trust in the power of Mary’s intercession as the mediatrix of all graces,” Kolodiejchuk explained.

The usual seasonal and general prayers were listed, like the Memorare, but as I scanned the printed prayers, there was one that caught my eye, one that I hadn’t heard of or seen before—it was ...