Hail Mary pass Other noteworthy examples include: The term "Hail Mary pass" has become generalized to refer to any last-ditch effort with little chance of success. In basketball, a "Hail Mary shot" or "Hail Mary throw" is a shot thrown from a place far away from the basket (e.g., behind the half court line). It is typically attempted when there is not enough time left in the period to execute a more traditional play, and (in a case where the team attempting the shot is in the final regulation period or overtime) when they are either tied or behind by no more than
Mary Star of the Sea Church, Grand Case Latin rite and depends on the Diocese of Basse-Terre ("Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis" or "Diocèse de Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre") which was created in 1850 by Pope Pius IX and has its Seat in the Island of Guadalupe of which until 2007 also depended all the French territory of the Island of San Martin. Its construction began in parallel to the Catholic Church of Marigot (dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours) in the 1940s. As its name suggests it is dedicated to Saint Mary the mother of God in her invocation of Mary Star of the Sea (called in Latin: