The Most Important COMMA In The Hail Mary Prayer

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I do not want to sound

too Catholic

so I am only going

to quote

two lines 

from the prayer:

 

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Blessed is the fruit

of thy womb, Jesus

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Ignoring that comma 

makes the second line become

of thy womb Jesus

and the word "womb" 

becomes an adjective

as in

thy tall Jesus

or

thy handsome Jesus

 

BUT

that comma is essential

as a moment of breath

and "thy womb"

is another name for

Jesus

 

Q. E. D. 

 

 

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© PAUL OLIVERIO ©  _______________________________________________________________________________________________