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  2. Hail Mary - Wikipedia

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    It is also called the Angelical Salutation, as the prayer is based on the Archangel Gabriel's words to Mary. [3] The Hail Mary is a prayer of praise for and of petition to Mary, regarded as the Theotokos (Mother of God). Since the 16th century, the version of the prayer used in the Catholic Church closes with an appeal for her intercession. The ...

  3. As-salamu alaykum - Wikipedia

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    salamu alaykum written in the Thuluth style of Arabic calligraphy. As-salamu alaykum (Arabic: ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, romanized: as-salāmu ʿalaykum, pronounced [as.sa.laː.mu ʕa.laj.kum] ⓘ), also written salamun alaykum and typically rendered in English as salam alaykum, is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'.

  4. Valediction - Wikipedia

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    Closing Recommended use Yours truly, "formal closing" (Barron's); "no personal connection between writer and recipient" (AMACOM) Very truly yours, "no personal connection between writer and recipient" (AMACOM) Respectfully yours, "formal closing" (Barron's); to person of acknowledged authority or "great formality" (AMACOM)

  5. Salutation - Wikipedia

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    A salutation is a greeting used in a letter or other communication. Salutations can be formal or informal. The most common form of salutation in an English letter includes the recipient's given name or title. For each style of salutation there is an accompanying style of complimentary close, known as valediction. Examples of non-written ...

  6. Rule of the Theotokos - Wikipedia

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    The Rule of the Theotokos is a Christian prayer of the Eastern Orthodox that consists of reciting the Angelical salutation 150 times. This rule is similar to the Rosary of the Western Church . Some believe that the Mother of God showed the Rule to people in the 8th century AD but was later forgotten, and was rediscovered for Eastern Christians ...

  7. Praise the Lord (greeting) - Wikipedia

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    Praise the Lord is a Christian greeting phrase used in various parts of the world in English, as well as other languages. [1] [2] The salutation is derived from the Bible, where it and related phrases occurs around 250 times (cf. Psalm 117:1–2).

  8. Pax (liturgy) - Wikipedia

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    Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles quoted the formula from the Old Testament, [2] [1] and they were preserved in the liturgy and Christian epigraphy.Like the "Dominus vobiscum", they were first used in the liturgy, specifically in the form of "pax vobis", by the bishop in welcoming the faithful at the beginning of the Mass before the collect or oratio.

  9. Dominus vobiscum - Wikipedia

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    The salutation is taken from the verses Ruth 2:4 and 2 Chronicles 15:2 in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible. In Ruth, the phrase appears in the sentence, "Et ecce ipse veniebat de Bethlehem dixitque messoribus: 'Dominus vobiscum'. Qui responderunt ei: 'Benedicat tibi Dominus'."