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Is the Hail Mary Biblical?



The Hail Mary comes from the New Testament almost word-for-word and most of its words come straight from the mouths of angels, apostles, and righteous Jews.



"Hail Mary"



Is the Hail Mary Biblical?



The Hail Mary In the Bible:


Introduction


To begin, here is the text of the Hail Mary prayer:


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, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.


The Hail Mary has two sections: a greeting and a petition. Both are rooted in New Testament passages.Within each section, we can break down the text into two parts, which gives us four total sections of the prayer to reflect on.



Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.



Part 1


Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.


Scriptural reference: "And coming to her, he said, 'Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.'" (Luke 1:28)


Explanation: The angel Gabriel greets Mary with "Hail!", a title usually reserved for royalty. This treasured title serves as a foreshadowing of Mary's role as the Mother of the King of Heaven. Then Gabriel calls her "favored one" (also translated as "full of grace") and one with whom the Lord is present. This confirms God's special presence, His life of Grace and Love, within Mary.


When we pray the Hail Mary, our greeting echoes the greeting of God's own angel and the reality of her role in salvation history.



Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.



Part 2


Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus.


Scriptural reference: "Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said 'Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.'" (Luke 1:42)


Explanation: Elizabeth's words are inspired by God Himself, the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity: the Holy Spirit. Therefore we can say that this greeting of admiration and blessing is pleasing to God and an appropriate way to address Mary. The fruit of Mary's womb is her child, Jesus, which Elizabeth alludes to by calling her "mother" in the next verse.



Holy Mary, Mother of God



Part 3


Holy Mary, Mother of God


Scriptural reference: "How does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:43)


Explanation: This next Spirit-filled acclamation from Elizabeth shows us that Mary is mother not just of the human nature of Jesus but of Jesus Himself, the Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity. She is the Mother of God because she is the mother of Jesus, and Jesus is God. God chose to confer this honor upon her He did not have to. Elizabeth, and we ourselves, can therefore rightly call Mary "holy" and the "Mother of God."



Pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen.



Part 4


Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.


Scriptural reference: "Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful." (James 5:16)


Explanation: There's no denying that we are all sinners (Romans 5:8) in need of constant prayer and healing, especially as we approach death and the Final Judgment. James tells his fellow Christians to pray for one another, as they are all members of the mystical Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12). James goes on to say that the prayers of a righteous person have great power. And who is the most righteous person who walked the earth besides Jesus the God-man? The woman whom angels and men address as "favored" and "blessed." The woman who carried the Son of God in her womb. If we believe that those in Heaven truly have eternal life, who better to pray before the throne of God on our behalf than His own holy, blessed Mother?





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