Salutations! How are you today? I hope that you are well. Tomorrow (August 20) we will celebrate one of the most renowned Saints of our Catholic Christian tradition - Bernard of Clairvaux. He was the abbot of a monastic community, a prolific writer and theologian, and is one of the thirty-six doctors of the Church. Though there are many poems and prayers attributed to him, an appropriate prayer for this month could be the Memorare (Latin for “Remember”):
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do 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.
