Miraculous Medal Prayer

"O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee" is the invocation on the Miraculous Medal, which St Catherine Labouré said Mary showed her in Paris in 1830.

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The Memorare

Traditionally attributed to St Bernard of Clairvaux

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Latin

Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria, non esse auditum a saeculo, quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia, tua implorantem auxilia, tua petentem suffragia, esse derelictum. Ego tali animatus confidentia, ad te, Virgo Virginum, Mater, curro, ad te venio, coram te gemens peccator assisto. Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere; sed audi propitia et exaudi. Amen.

Latin from the Raccolta (1910)

From the Little Manual of the Sacred Heart (1887)

Also on The Memorare

Questions

Who wrote it?

The invocation on the medal of 1830.

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