Under thy patronage, dear Mother, and calling on the mystery of thine Immaculate Conception, I desire to pursue my studies and my literary labors: I hereby solemnly declare that I am giving myself ...

O most holy and pure virgin! O my mother! You who are the mother of my Lord, the queen of the world, the advocate and refuge of sinners! I, a most wretched sinner, now come to you. I honor you ...

The feast, which honors the Virgin Mary, traces its origins to the ... has released an "alternative" Filipino translation of the Hail Mary prayer. Instead of the Tagalog-based "Aba Ginoong Maria ...