The Handbook of Prayers Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor, banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and ...

Generally, this prayer is divided into three parts ... in the name of all people, calls to holy Mary, whom we beg to look upon us with eyes of mercy and to love us with her son, Jesus.

The Salve, Regina/Hail, Holy Queen is ... ages of the Catholic Church a Christian people, whether in time of triumph or more especially in time of crisis, has addressed prayers of petition and ...

What Is the Traditional ... prayer’s first verse is “The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.” The faithful then answer, “And she conceived of the Holy Spirit,” followed by a Hail ...

Her prayer is reminiscent of the victory hymns of Miriam (Ex 15:1-18), Hannah (1 Sm 2:1-10) and Judith (Jdt 16:1-17). In it Mary first gives praise to God for according her a dignity that will be ...