The greeting of the angel Gabriel opens this prayer. It is God himself who ... Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2676-2677 Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou ...

The Handbook of Prayers Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor, banished children of ... O sweet Virgin Mary. V. Pray for us, O holy ...

"We turn to Mary as children, with the certainty that she ... the rosary consists of reciting one "Our father" and ten "Hail Mary" prayers, five times over — starting each "decade" with a ...