Amen.” This last part has three un-biblical concepts:ġ- Mary was called to a holy purpose, however, the Bible never calls Mary “holy.” Mary was a human being who recognized her need for the Savior just like all humans (Ecclesiastes 7:20 Romans 3:23).

The third part of the Hail Mary prayer is not found the Bible: “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. The second part comes from when Mary’s cousin Elizabeth, while being pregnant with John the Baptist, greeted her “Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb” (Luke 1:42). The first part of the prayer come from when the angel Gabriel greeted Mary and told her that she had been chosen to bear the Messiah: “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee” (Luke 1:28, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition).

The text Hail Mary comes from two Bible passages as well as as additional wording.

The Hail Mary, Ave Maria in Latin, is a Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary that contains salutations and request for intercession.

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