In the Roman Catholic Latin Church, the prayer forms the basis of the Rosary and the Angelus prayers. The prayer takes different forms in various traditions and has often been set to music. Since the sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic version of the prayer closes with an appeal for her intercession. The Hail Mary is a prayer of praise for and petition to the Mother of God. Both of these visits are featured in the gospel of Luke. The Hail Mary (Latin: Ave Maria) is a traditional Catholic prayer based on Gabriel’s visit to Mary, mother of Jesus and Mary’s subsequent visit to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. In Roman Catholicism, the prayer forms the basis of the Rosary and the Angelus prayers. The Hail Mary is a traditional Catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.

It is the foundation to the Rosary, and is based off of two passages from Saint Luke’s Gospel. The Hail Mary prayer is one of the most famous prayers in all of Catholicism.

Hail mary in latin words