Holy Mary
Mother of Christ
Holy Mary is an invocation addressing the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, used in Catholic prayer—most famously in the Hail Mary: Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.
As an exclamation, it expresses shock or alarm: Holy Mary, what happened here?
Often extended to Holy Mary, Mother of God.
Mary's theological title
- Immaculate ConceptionDoctrine of Mary's sinless origin
- AssumptionMary's bodily heavenward reception
- AnnunciationGabriel's announcement to Mary
- GuadalupeMexican religious icon's name
Fatima · Lourdes · Apostles' Creed · Nicene Creed · Catholicism · Anglicanism · Magnificat · Queen of Heaven
Pictorial screen symbol
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
painting · Madonna · Pietà · Black Madonna · Our Lady · artwork · representation · image
State of being a female parent
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- protectionGuarding against harm
comfort · refuge · intercession · mercy · grace · love · warmth · gentleness
Prayer to the Madonna
- rosaryBeaded prayer counter
- chapletDecorative head wreath
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- petitionFormal written appeal
supplication · invocation · recitation · beads · Salve Regina · canticle · benediction · devotional
Mother of God
Mary's theological title
- Immaculate ConceptionDoctrine of Mary's sinless origin
- AssumptionMary's bodily heavenward reception
- AnnunciationGabriel's announcement to Mary
Guadalupe · Fatima · Lourdes · Apostles' Creed · Nicene Creed · Catholicism · Anglicanism · Magnificat · Queen of Heaven · dogma
icon
Pictorial screen symbol
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
mosaic · painting · Madonna · Pietà · Black Madonna · Our Lady · artwork · representation · image · triptych
motherhood
State of being a female parent
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
protection · comfort · refuge · intercession · mercy · grace · love · warmth · gentleness · guidance
Ave Maria
Prayer to the Madonna
- rosaryBeaded prayer counter
- chapletDecorative head wreath
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
petition · supplication · invocation · recitation · beads · Salve Regina · canticle · benediction · devotional · mystery
veneration
Profound admiring respect
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- shrineSacred devotional place
- novenaNine-day prayer practice
litany · procession · feast day · candles · incense · altar · sanctuary · basilica · cathedral · apparition
- Marian devotionrosary beads, Our Lady, Mother of God, Madonna, Blessed Virgin
Holy MarySatan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
Lucifer · Beelzebub · demons · fallen angels · sinners
Holy MaryWhore of Babylon
Biblical embodiment of depravity
Lilith · harlot · scarlet woman · adulteress · succubus