Esther G has tagged me for a Catholic meme. Now, for all the blogging world to see, I admit my ignorance! My first thought was a Catholic what? Hey, I am a cradle Catholic, from a good Catholic home and educated in a convent school. So how come I don't know what a Catholic 'meme' is? Well, I googled 'meme' and now I am up to scratch, so here goes!
The rules, (from Mac) which need to be posted:
"Name your three most favorite prayers, and explain why they're your favorites.
Then tag five bloggers - give them a link, and then go and tell them they have been tagged. Finally, tell the person who tagged you that you've completed the meme. The Liturgy and the Sacraments are off limits here. I'm more interested in people's favorite devotional prayers."
My three favourite prayers are:
THE PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART
"O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked you for many favours but I plead for this one. Take it and place it in your own broken heart, and when the Eternal Father sees it, covered with your most precious blood, He cannot refuse it. For it is your prayer then and not mine. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee."
THE MEMORARE
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I come 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.
BLESSED SACRAMENT PRAYER
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine.
All three prayers are prayers I was taught in childhood, they are easy to commit to memory and can be said anywhere, anytime, waiting for the bus, peeling the vegetables for dinner, etc.
Now I have to tag five others. O K, I tag:
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Well done!!!! Cathy
ReplyDeleteI have just tagged you only to discover that you have already been tagged. I am new to this business...
ReplyDeleteDone!
ReplyDeleteI TOO AM A CRADLE CATHOLIC,EDUCATED AT CONVENT SCHOOLS.I JUST LOVE MEMES...I HAVE SO MANY FAVOURITE PRAYERS...I'LL HAVE TO FIGURE THEM OUT.I LUV YOUR PRAYERS...THE MEMORARE,I SAY DAILY AT THE END OF THE ROSARY...AND YOUR LAST PRAYER ACTUALLY BECAME A SONG.I'M HUMMING IT AS I TYPE.
ReplyDeleteMY HOMEWORK'S DONE,BREADGIRL...SEE ...GOOD CATHOLIC GIRL THAT I AM...ALWAYS HAD MY HOMEWORK DONE.NOW TO FIND SOME TAGEES.
ReplyDeleteI love your prayer selections BG. You did quite well on your first meme :-)
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that you would be an ideal Franciscan companion! I'm sorry that we don't have a faith sharing group in Wales. I think we need to get our sisters in Ireland expanding a bit! If it would be of interest to you, perhaps you might consider being a companion in prayer. Just let me know!
ReplyDeleteHello Friends
ReplyDeleteThank you Cathy!
Sorry Patricius!
Well done Dorothy and bryn!
Thank you Esther!
I have enjoyed my first meme - once I figured it all out. So, thank you all and God bless you.
Hello Sr Ann Marie
ReplyDeleteThank you. I will do that. God bless you.
I never quite understood what a meme is.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you Breadgirl.
Hello Victor
ReplyDeleteI hadn't a clue about it either! Anyway, when I was tagged I googled the word 'meme' so that cleared it up - somewhat! It seems the word is from the Greek so it would be quite true for me to say "It was all Greek to me"! I did enjoy doing the prayer meme though. It brought back childhood memories of a little boy whose grandmother lived on the street where I grew up. Whenever this little boy visited his Gran he would play outside with the children from the neighbourhood, including me. He was a nice little boy and smart for his age but just a little, eh, 'different'. He would go around making lists and asking questions like, "What are your five favourite fruits?" or "What are your two favourite hymns?" Once he asked us what three things did we like best about Christmas. Since we were all children, I can imagine the answers that one got! "Presents, presents, presents!" Thanks for looking in Victor and God bless you.
I also love the prayer to the Sacred Heart! It's so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Anne
ReplyDeleteYes, I love the Sacred Heart and the month of June because it is the special month of the Sacred Heart. In the month of June, when we were children in school, we always wore a little red ribbon with a Sacred Heart Badge attached to it. This was pinned to our school uniform. The same was done in the month of May except the ribbon was blue with a Miraculous Medal attached to it. Was that the custom in your country? I don't suppose it is done anywhere these days. Thanks for looking in. God bless you, Anne.
These are beautiful prayers, Breadgirl. Thanks to you I know how to pronounce meme now because I saw your comment on Kee's site. My little girl keeps asking me what a meme is and I still don't know what it really means even though I participate in them!
ReplyDeleteHi Mary
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you. I hadn't a clue what 'meme' was until this prayer meme cropped up. So, I had to look it up and here is what I found in Wikipedia. I hope it helps a bit. I found it helpful - sort of!!!
"The term Internet meme (pronounced /ˈmiːm/, rhyming with "cream" is used to describe a concept that spreads swiftly via the Internet.[2] The term is a reference to the concept of memes, although this concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.
At its most basic, an Internet meme is simply the propagation of a digital file or hyperlink from one person to others using methods available through the Internet (for example, email, blogs, social networking sites, instant messaging, etc). The content often consists of a saying or joke, a rumor, an altered or original image, a complete website, a video clip or animation, or an offbeat news story, among many other possibilities. In simple terms, an Internet meme is an inside joke, that a large number of Internet users are in on. An Internet meme may stay the same or may evolve over time, by chance or through commentary, imitations, and parody versions, or even by collecting news accounts about itself. Internet memes have a tendency to evolve and spread extremely swiftly, sometimes going in and out of popularity in just days. They are spread organically, voluntarily, and peer to peer, rather than by compulsion, predetermined path, or completely automated means. The term "Meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 popular science bestseller, The Selfish Gene.
The term may refer to the content that spreads from user to user, the idea behind the content, or the phenomenon of its spread. Internet memes have been seen as a form of art."
Thanks Mary and God bless you.