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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.
Saint Gertrude saving a house on fire, detail of a mural in the Crosier Monastery, Maastricht. Gertrude is the patron saint of the City of Nivelles. The towns of Geertruidenberg, Breda, and Bergen-op-Zoom in North Brabant, also are under her patronage. [20] Gertrude was also the patron saint of the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosiers or Crutched ...
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 relevant prayer calls to mind the wound he is said to have received during the carrying of his cross. It is variously attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, [29] St. Gertrude, or St. Mechtilde. [30] The shoulder wound did not inspire as significant a devotional following as the wound in the side "...with its direct access to Christ's heart." [31]