The ‘Hail Mary’ prayer and the Ave Maria are one and the same, the former is simply a translation of the latter Before the second Vatican Council implemented the use of the vernacular languages in the Mass, the ‘Hail Mary’ was prayed in Latin. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. The Hail Mary is used in other Christian devotions, such as the Angelus and the Rosary. The ‘ Hail Mary ’ - in latin Ave Maria - is one of the most recited prayers by Christians worldwide. Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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The Hail Mary is also known as the Angelic Salutation. Hail Mary, full of grace, Our Lord is with you. The concluding petition in its present form has been dated from the sixteenth century. Amen.” Various concluding prayers for this devotion were added in the fifteenth century. The third part of the Hail Mary is the concluding petition, “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. The two verses were a popular devotion by the eleventh century. They were used in the Roman antiphonary in the seventh century as an offertory text for the feast of the Annunciation, for the Ember Wednesday of Advent, and for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. These verses have been used as a single formula in Christian liturgy since the sixth century. The first two of its three parts are drawn from the salutation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary at the Annunciation, “Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” (Lk 1:28, RSV) and Elizabeth's words to Mary at the Visitation, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” (Lk 1:42, RSV). The Hail Mary, also known as Hail Mother of God, The Angelic Salutation, or Ave Maria (Latin title used by Roman Catholics) is a traditional Christian prayer asking for the intercession of the Holy Virgin Mary known in the Orthodox Church as Theotokos (in Greek,, meaning 'God-bearer' or 'Birth-giver to God'), the mother of Jesus Christ. Prayer addressed to the Blessed Virgin Mary.