A ‘Hail Mary’?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="Hail">Hail</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="chemo">chemo</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="Hail">Hail</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="chemo">chemo</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Hail">Hail</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Hail">Hail</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>, <span word="uttered">uttered</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Virgin">Virgin</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> (<span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="God">God</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="endeavor">endeavor</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hail">Hail</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slim">slim</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wishful">wishful</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> – <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="chemo">chemo</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="fails">fails</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="herbal">herbal</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="chemo">chemo</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="Hail">Hail</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="Reynolds">Reynolds</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>.</p>
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