What is "hail mary"

Hail \Hail\, interj. [See Hail, v. t.] An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. ``Hail, brave friend.''
--Shak.

All hail. See in the Vocabulary.

Hail Mary, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria.

The Hail Mary, also commonly called the Ave Maria ( Latin) or Angelic Salutation, is a traditional Catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. In Roman Catholicism, the prayer forms the basis of the Rosary and the Angelus prayers. In the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, a similar prayer is used in formal liturgies, both in Greek and in translations. It is also used by many other groups within the Catholic tradition of Christianity including Anglicans, Independent Catholics, and Old Catholics. Some Protestant denominations, such as Lutherans, also make use of a form of the prayer.

Based on the greeting of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary in the Gospel of Luke, the prayer takes different forms in various traditions. It has often been set to music, although the most famous musical expression of the words Ave Maria — that by Franz Schubert — does not actually contain the Hail Mary prayer.

"Hail Mary" is the final single by American rapper Tupac Shakur from his final album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, under the new stage name, Makaveli. The song, released after his September 1996 death, features rap verses by Kastro, Young Noble and Yaki Kadafi of The Outlawz and Prince Ital Joe. A music video was shot for the song and can be found on the DualDisc of The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. It is one of Shakur's most famous singles. The single peaked at number 12 in the R&B chart, and number 8 in the rap singles.

The song captures Makaveli zoning out the violence and negativity surrounding him, praying to God, and making biblical references. "Hail Mary" appeared on Shakur's Greatest Hits in 1998. A remix of the song was also featured on the album Nu-Mixx Klazzics in 2003.

Hail Mary is a traditional Roman Catholic prayer.

Hail Mary may also refer to:

• Hail Mary pass, in American football, a long forward pass made in desperation near the end of a game, and related uses
• Hail Mary (film), a 1985 film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard
• Hail, Mary! a 1970 Soviet film
• "Hail Mary" (2Pac song)
• "Hail Mary" (Mark Owen song)
• Hail Mary (album), a 2013 album by Dark New Day
• Hail Mary, a 2015 album by iwrestledabearonce

Hail Mary is a 1985 French film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film is a modern retelling of the story of a virgin birth. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. All screenings of the film in its initial theatrical distribution were accompanied by the short film The Book of Mary by Godard's longtime companion and collaborator Anne-Marie Miéville.

"Hail Mary" is the third and final single from Take That band member Mark Owen's third solo studio album, How the Mighty Fall. The single was released on 2 December 2005. The song was recorded at Sunset Studios in Los Angeles between August 2004 and January 2005. The single received little to no promotion due to the reunion of Take That. The video for the track involves Owen playing a grand piano in a mansion hall, as well as lying on a bed while performing the song. Emma Faraclough was cast as "Mary".

Hail Mary is the third album by American hard rock band Dark New Day released on February 19, 2013. It is their 'lost' album, originally created in 2007. Pavement Entertainment has acquired the rights to release the album late 2012, after it had been shelved in 2008 due to a discontinuation in contract between Warner and the band.

Hail Mary is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Iwrestledabearonce. The album was released on June 16, 2015 through Artery Recordings, and was produced by guitarist Steven Bradley.