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The Hail Mary Prayer

The Hail Mary Prayer

Holy Mary, Mother of God

The words to the Hail Mary prayer are: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women and…

The Hail Mary

Luca Giordano painted The Annunciation in 1672.

Hail Mary, full of grace, 

the Lord is with you.

Blessed are you among women 

and blessed is the fruit 

of your womb, Jesus.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.  Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, 

pray for us, sinners, 

now and at the hour 

of our death. 

Amen

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About the Hail Mary Prayer

The Angelus, painting of the Annunciation by Murillo

Luke 1:28

The prayer started as two biblical verses and evolved into the prayer we know today. 

It began with Luke 1:28, the annunciation by the Archangel Gabriel.

And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”

Luke 1:41-42

Then it continued with the words of St. Elizabeth when Mary visited her, as recorded in Luke 1:41-42.

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,  and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 

A painting of the visitation to help explain the Hail Mary prayer.
Holy Mary, Mother of God

The Second Part of the Prayer

By the 11th Century, it was a widespread prayer among Christians. In 1261 Pope Urban VI added the Name of Jesus to the prayer.

The second part of the prayer, 

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

began in 1426 with St. Bernardine of Siena in a homily. In 1568, Pope Pius V approved the complete Hail Mary prayer we are familiar with today.

The Center of the Prayer

The center of gravity in the Hail Mary, the hinge as it were which joins its two parts, is the Name of Jesus. (Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 33). 

St. John Paul II explained that we contemplate the connection to the mysteries of Christ when we recite the Hail Mary prayer.

Jesus and the Eucharist

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The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.

A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.

Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.

Luca Giordano painted The Annunciation in 1672.

The beautiful depiction of the Blessed Virgin Mary praying, Vergine orante, painted by Massimo Diodato circa 1893 is unforgettable.

Geronimo Antonio de Esquerra painted the Visitation in 1737.

Carlo Dolci painted Jesus and the Eucharist circa 1656.

The quote by St. John Paul II is from the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, October 16, 2002.

Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet resources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.

IN REVIEW
What are the words to the Hail Mary prayer?

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen

Is the Hail Mary prayer biblical?

The Hail Mary prayer has Luke 1:28 and Luke 1:41-42 in the first half of the prayer. 

Whose Name is at the center of the Hail Mary prayer?

At the center of the Hail Mary prayer is the Name of Jesus.  We contemplate the connection to the mysteries of Christ when we recite the Hail Mary prayer.

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