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by AnnMarie Eldon 
Mother best beloved Mother undefiled pray for us a gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of about a minute through thee we hope for a continuous sounding of any fog-signal apparatus see how weak we are, lost in tears! rockets or shells throwing red stars fired one at a time at short intervals lighten our anguish a signal by radio or any other method consisting of the letters SOS in Morse Code save us! a signal sent by radio consisting of the spoken word ‘Mayday’ tu medicinam portas divinam (from the French m’aidez, meaning ‘help me’) audi nos, O Maria! hoisting of the signal flag NC in International Code ora, ora pro nobis! a signal consisting of a square flag having above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball may thy joy and thy sorrows be our help flames on the ship (as from a burning tar barrel) soothe our sorrows a rocket parachute flare showing a red light art our comfort and refuge the ensign hoisted upside down is generally understood as an unofficial distress signal turn and look! in thee we hope to thee we cry Are you my mother? sources Sailing and Ships, Ships, Distress Signals, Junior Pears Encyclopaedia, 25th Edition O Sanctissima, Maiden and Mother, Prayers, Hymns, Songs and Devotions to Honour the Blessed Virgin Mary, compiled by M. M. Miles << back to the content list of Gallery Four |
