Memorare

See also: memorare

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin memorāre (“remember”, imperative), from the opening of the prayer in Latin, “Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria …”.

Proper noun

the Memorare

1. (Roman Catholicism) A prayer for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, beginning in English, “Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary …”
   • 2002, María Ruiz Scaperlanda, The Seeker’s Guide to Mary, →ISBN, page 157:

     With this in mind, the second part of the Memorare is the prayer of one who is aware of his or her sin and unworthiness and humbly seeks the mother’s mercy, prayers, and intercession.