holy Mary
Britishnoun
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Pray for us, holy Mary, mother of God, now, while it is yet time for us to merit salvation, but pray for us especially when that solemn and sad hour of death has arrived.
From The Excellence of the Rosary Conferences for Devotions in Honor of the Blessed Virgin by Frings, Math Josef
Have mercy on me, God most mighty; And stand by me, thou Mother and Maid, holy Mary.
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest
It was his grandfather's fortune to live in the reign of Queen Mary, whom her friends called holy Mary, but her enemies bloody Mary.
From The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by Weems, Mason Locke
Accordingly we say in the litany "Lord, have mercy on us: holy Mary pray for us" etc.
From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Baggs, Charles Michael
Afterwards, from that day, the Evangelist John had charge of the holy Mary, and with careful ministry obeyed her as his mother.
From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
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