Marthared mary allacook

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  • Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque: (1647 – 1690) a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
  • Cook: a river in Nrw Zealand
  • Martha and Mary: the two susters of Lazarus, who lived in Bethany. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus visits the home of two sisters named Mary and Martha. The two sisters are contrasted: Martha was "cumbered about many things" while Jesus was their guest, while Mary had chosen "the better part", that of listening to the master's discourse.
  • all-acock: defiantly, (of ahat) in a cocked or turned-up fashion