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Memorare

Memorare

Memorare is a sacred Catholic prayer seeking the assistance of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a sixteenth-century version and part of a 15th-century prayer – “Ad sanctitatis tuae pedes, dulcissima Virgo Maria“. It is often misattributed to Saint Bernard…

Pentecost: History, Symbol, and Significance

Pentecost: History, Symbol, and Significance

Pentecost day commemorates the day on which the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus Christ’s disciples. According to Biblical accounts, powerful wind and tongues of fire swept across the people of Jerusalem as the Holy Spirit descended. At the first Pentecost,…

The Angelus Prayer

The Angelus Prayer

The Angelus Prayer V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. (Hail Mary…)V. Behold the handmaid of the lord.R. Be it done unto me according to thy word.(Hail Mary…)V. And the word…

The Divine Praises Prayer

History of Divine Praises Prayer The Divine Praises or Laudes Divinae, which is more informally known as Blessed Be God is an 18th Century Roman Catholic prayer that is recited during the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The prayer was…

The Holy Rosary

The Holy Rosary is considered one of the most important prayers in the Catholic Church. It is introduced by the Creed, the Our Father, three hail Marys and the Doxology, and is concluded with the Salve Regina. In its entirety,…

Come Holy Spirit Prayer

Come Holy Spirit Prayer

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by…