Most of the text of the Hail Mary can be found within the Gospel According to Saint Luke. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou hast given birth to the Saviour of our souls.

Mother of God and Virgin, rejoice, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have borne the Savior of our souls.Īnother English translation of the same text reads: Theotokos Virgin, rejoice, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with You. It is typically sung thrice at the end of Great Vespers during an All-Night Vigil, as well as occurring many times in the course of daily prayer. Some Protestant denominations, such as Lutherans, also make use of the prayer.

A variation of the Hail Mary, slightly different from that used by the Orthodox, is used by Roman Catholics as well as by many other groups within the Catholic tradition of Christianity including Anglicans, Independent Catholics, and Old Catholics. The Hail Mary is used by Orthodox Christians (Eastern Orthodox) and Oriental Orthodox. The Hail Mary, also known as Hail Mother of God, The Angelic Salutation, or Ave Maria (Latin title used by Roman Catholics) is a traditional Christian prayer asking for the intercession of the Holy Virgin Mary known in the Orthodox Church as Theotokos (in Greek, Θεοτόκος, meaning 'God-bearer' or 'Birth-giver to God'), the mother of Jesus Christ.

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