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Hail Mary of Gold is a Roman Catholic Marian prayer attributed to Saint Gertrude the Great.. According to Saint Gertrude, the Virgin Mary stated that: "At the hour when the soul which has thus greeted me quits the body, I will appear to them in such splendid beauty that they will taste, to their great consolation, something of the joys of Paradise".
Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic who was a member of the Monastery of Helfta. While herself a Benedictine, she also has strong ties to the Cistercian Order; her monastery in Helfta is currently occupied by nuns of the Cistercian Order.
The traditional prayer in honor of the shoulder wound of Jesus calls to mind the wound that Jesus is said to have received carrying the cross on which he was crucified.It is variously attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux or to Saint Gertrude or Saint Mechtilde.
According to St. Gertrude (1256–1301), the Blessed Virgin Mary promised the following: "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Marys, I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill the soul with heavenly consolation." [6] Madonna and Child with Angels, Duccio, 1282
The main features of the Ecumenical Rosary include praying the Nicene Creed on the crucifix or cross, praying a prayer known as "The Greatest Commandment" on "the three Hail Mary beads and all of the decades beads," and praying a prayer known as "The Great Commission"; when returning "to the medal at the end of the rosary," the Jesus Prayer is ...
A chaplet is a form of Christian prayer which uses prayer beads, and which is similar to but distinct from the Rosary. Some chaplets have a strong Marian element, others focus more directly on Jesus Christ and his Divine Attributes (the Divine Mercy Chaplet ), or one of the many saints , such as the Chaplet of St Michael .
Gertrude of Merania (1185–1213), Queen consort and regent of Hungary; Saint Gertrude of Nivelles (c.626–659), daughter of Pepin I and founder of the Nivelles monastery; Gertrude of Poland (c. 1025–1108), Grand Princess Consort of Kiev; Gertrude of Saxony or Gertrude of Holland (ca.1030-1113), wife of Robert I of Flanders, regent of Holland
A prayer similar to the Trisagion is a part of the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. It is referred to as the "Holy God prayer," and is said near the end of the chaplet. [18]