Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2676-2677 Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God ...

The 150 psalms/paters were subdivided in groups of fifty. During the twelfth-thirteen centuries, the Hail Mary was added. The next step was the Marian Psalter, i.e. 150 Hail Marys (without the Our ...

Christians can be comfortable praying to Mary since she lives eternally as the handmaid of the Lord. She gives all praise to God.

For each mystery is said one "decade" consisting of one Our Father, ten Hail ... to Mary, our acts of love are ultimately directed to Jesus himself, through her intercession. In many Catholic ...

The Vatican laid down some guidelines for how Catholics could receive the plenary indulgences announced by Pope Francis as ...

“one ‘Hail Mary’ for peace and unity in the world.” We do that. The priests in my boyhood church, Little Flower, in St. Louis, followed every Mass with “prayers for the conversion of Russia.