Hail Mary

Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is the patroness of Holy Name of Mary Parish. This is the history of the Hail Mary prayer. The Litany of the Holy Name of Mary is also presented.

The Hail Mary is composed of three parts. The first two parts are from the New Testament written by Saint Luke.
Annunciation by Murillo
Annunciation by Murillo 1660-65

"Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women", are the words of the angel Gabriel at the Annunciation (Luke 1:28).
Visitation
Visitation

"Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb", are the words of Mary's cousin Elizabeth, who was soon to become the mother of St. John the Baptist. These words were spoken at the Visitation (Luke 1:42).

The words "Mary" and "Jesus" along with "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen." were added by the Church.


The text of the Hail Mary prayer is presented here in nine languages. In addition, the Litany of the Holy Name of Mary, the patroness of our parish, is presented in English.
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English
Latin
Italian
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Dutch
German
Irish
Litany HNM
Novena To OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

English

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.




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.




Italian

Ave Maria, piena di grazia,
il Signore è con te.
Tu sei benedetta fra le donne,
e benedetto è il frutto del tuo seno, Gesú.
Santa Maria, Madre di Dio,
prega per noi peccatori,
adesso e nell'ora della nostra morte.

Amen.




Spanish

Dios te salve, María, llena eres de gracia,
el Señor es contigo.
Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres,
y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús.
Santa María, Madre de Dios,
ruega por nosotros pecadores,
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.

Amén.




French

Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâce,
Le Seigneur est avec vous.
Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles, est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu,
priez pour nous, pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant et à l'heure de notre mort.

Amen.




Portuguese

Avé Maria, cheia de graça,
o Senhor é convosco.
Bendita sois vós entre as mulheres,
e bendito é o fruto do vosso ventre, Jesus.
Santa Maria, Mãe de Deus,
rogai por nós pecadores,
agora e na hora da nossa morte.

Amen.




Dutch

Wees gegroet, Maria, vol van genade.
de Heer is met u.
Gij zijt de gezegende onder de vrouwen,
en gezegend is Jezus, de vrucht van uw schoot.
Heilige Maria, Moeder van God.
bid voor ons zondaars,
nu en in het uur van onze dood.

Amen.




German

Gegrüßet seist du, Maria, voll der Gnade,
der Herr ist mit dir.
Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen,
und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus.
Heilige Maria, Mutter Gottes,
bitte für uns Sünder
jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Todes.

Amen.




Irish Gaelic

Sé do bheatha, a Mhuire, atá lán de ghrásta,
tá an Tiarna leat.
Is beannaithe thú idir mná
agus is beannaithe toradh do bhroinne, Íosa.
A Naomh Mhuire, a Mháthair Dé,
guigh orainn na peacaigh,
anois agus ar uair ár mbáis.

Amen.



The Litany of the Holy Name of Mary



 Ave Maria (F. Schubert 1797-1828)