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Hail Mary

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Hail Mary: see Ave Maria Ave Maria (ä`vā märē`ä) [Lat.
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Hail Mary

 Latin Ave Maria

Principal Roman Catholic prayer addressed to the Virgin Mary. It begins with the greetings spoken to Mary by the Archangel Gabriel and by her cousin Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke: “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.” A closing petition, “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death,” came into general use by the end of the 14th century. Churchgoers who attend confession are often asked to repeat the prayer as penance for sins.


Hail Mary
1. RC Church a prayer to the Virgin Mary, based on the salutations of the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:28) and Elizabeth (Luke 1:42) to her
2. American football Slang a very long high pass into the end zone, made in the final seconds of a half or of a game


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And were those actual boos coming out of the stands at the Coliseum last week, or just a reaction to John David Flutie throwing up Hail Mary passes when his receivers were expecting something along the line of a quick corner route?
And so I help her lead, and after the end of the second Hail Mary (which she begins by praying, "Hail Mary, full of God," which sounds funny, but is the absolute truth), she looks up at me and says matter-of-factly, "It's all about Jesus.
Let everybody know that you really thought you were going to land that Hail Mary.
 
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