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Holy Mother

noun

  1. honorific title of the Virgin Mary, often applied by analogy to the Roman Catholic Church.


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Close to the edge of the village stands the Holy Mother of God Armenian church.

From Reuters

“It belongs to you now. Wear it on your left ear. When you need help, take hold of it, spin it, and invoke the goddess, the Aztec queen, Tonantzin, the Holy Mother of all mankind, and ask for her magical assistance. Whatever you ask, she will provide.”

I watched the rest of the girls take each other's hands until we were all standing in a semicircle, joined in prayer before the Virgen de Guadalupe, la Madre de México, our Holy Mother standing on a bed of roses.

“Virgencita Santa, Holy Mother, we have done as you asked. We delivered a man to his wife and children and tried our best to stay humble and kind and gave mercy when it was asked of us. Aztec queen, Tonantzin, Holy Mother of all mankind, lend us your magical assistance one last time. Please help us cross the Rio Grande, deliver us home to our Mamá.”

I reached up and gave my left ear pendant a vigorous spin and asked it for help, low enough for the girls not to hear me, “Aztec queen, Tonantzin, Holy Mother of all mankind, give me your magical assistance. Distract this man, make him forget what he has seen.”

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