Prayer to the Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

ave maria

(Other definitions for ave maria that I've seen before include "Hail Mary in prayer (3.5)" , "Prayer to the Virgin Mary" , "Work of Schubert" , "Hail Mary (Lat.)" , "Catholic prayer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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