Saints LightThe Hail Mary
The first half is the greeting of the angel Gabriel and of Elizabeth (Luke 1:28 and 1:42); the closing petition took its settled form in the Roman Breviary of St Pius V in 1568. We ask Mary to pray for us now and at the moment that matters most.
The prayer
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among 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.
In Latin
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Pray it this week
Pray three Hail Marys before you get out of bed each morning this week, asking Mary to keep you close to her Son that day.
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