Memorare

                                                  
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.