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The Hail Mary is a prayer of praise for and of petition to Mary, regarded as the Theotokos (Mother of God). Since the 16th century, the version of the prayer used in the Catholic Church closes with an appeal for her intercession .
The Hail Mary (Latin: Ave Maria) is a traditional Catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. In Roman Catholicism, the prayer forms the basis of the Rosary and the Angelus prayers.
The Hail Mary is a traditional Catholic prayer and the cornerstone prayer of the Rosary. It’s a prayer that’s both based in scripture and tradition that asks for Mary’s intercession. Traditionally the Hail Mary can be known as the Ave Maria or Ave for short.
Roman Catholics see the Hail Mary as the oldest Christian prayer because it was spoken at the moment when Christ, the Son of God, was conceived in the Virgin’s womb, at the very beginning of Christianity when the divine Son of God became the human Son of his mother, Mary.
Hail Mary, a principal prayer of the Roman Catholic Church, comprising three parts, addressed to the Virgin Mary. The prayer is recited in the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin ( see rosary ) and is often assigned as penance during the sacrament of reconciliation (confession).
Hail Mary. — The Hail Mary (sometimes called the “Angelical salutation”, sometimes, from the first words of its Latin form, the “Ave Maria”) is the most familiar of all the prayers used by the Universal Church in honor of our Blessed Lady. It is commonly described as consisting of three parts.
“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,” are the words of the angel when he greets Mary at the Annunciation (Luke 1:28). During the visitation, Mary’s cousin Elizabeth welcomes her with the words, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” (Luke 1:42).
The Hail Mary or Angelical Salutation or Ave Maria in the time of St. Thomas consisted only of the present first part of the prayer. The words, "Mary" and "Jesus," were added by the Church to the first part, and the second part--"Holy Mary, Mother of God, etc"--was also added by the Church later.
The first Hail Mary prayer recorded consisted only of the words of Gabriel and Elizabeth as written in Luke 1. The original prayer then likely read, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is...
(pl. Hail Ma·rys) 1. a prayer to the Virgin Mary used chiefly by Roman Catholics, beginning with part of Luke 1:28. Also called Ave Maria . ∎ a recitation of such a devotional phrase or prayer: muttering Hail Marys under her breath.