‘Ave’ was spoken by the angel Gabriel to our Blessed Mother, meaning ‘Hail,’ ‘Rejoice,’ ‘Be Well.’ Our Blessed Mother received this greeting, this mission, and gave her ‘Yes’ to God in her ‘Fiat.’

The mission of UMBC Catholic Retrievers Women’s Ministry is to help women discover their identity as daughters and servants of Christ through formation, prayer, and sisterhood.

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