Latin Ave Maria #avemaria

The Hail Mary - in Latin Ave Maria - is one of the most recited prayers by Christians worldwide. 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.

However, many monasteries and convents still use the Latin language for religious ceremonies and prayers, including the ‘Hail Mary’. Moreover, many songs have been written using the verses from the Ave Maria.

Hail Mary in Latin - Ave Maria:

Ave Maria, gratia plena
Dominus tecum
benedicta tu in mulieri­bus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.

In English:

Hail, Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst 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.