ora pro nobis
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Also, under Prayers, "Sancta Dei Genitrix," for each line after the first, "ora pro nobis" replaces ditto marks.
From Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent by Paul, Mother St.
He soon recognised the evening hymn to the Virgin— "Mater amata, intemerata, ora, ora, pro nobis."
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John
Adieu! for three weeks I shall say, Sancte Michael, ora pro nobis!
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace
Those who remember those days will recall in imagination the strong nasal twang of "Sant' Bartolome, ora pro nobis; Santa Agata, ora pro nobis; Sant' Silvestro, ora pro nobis," &c.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
In the supplications of that holy, intrepid, and blessed servant and child of God, we search in vain for any thing approaching in spirit to the invocation, "Sancte Gabriel, ora pro nobis."
From Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary by Tyler, James Endell
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