This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. By using this site, you consent to the placement and use of these cookies. Read our Privacy Policy to learn more. Explanation 1. Blessed are you among Women Luke Blessed are you among women Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit; she is inspired by the 3 rd person of the Blessed Trinity to proclaim that Mary is the most blessed among all women. Since Jesus is God this makes her the mother of God.
She is the mother of the God-Man Jesus, not the mother of the Trinity. It is usually sung three times at the end of Great Vespers during an All-Night Vigil, as well as many times in the course of daily prayer. Theotokos Virgin, rejoice, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with You.
Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have borne the Savior of our souls. The Catechism of the Council of Trent breaks down the Hail Mary prayer into two parts when defining what it means. This is what the Catechism says about the first part:. The first part of the Angelical Salutation. To this form of thanksgiving the church of God has wisely added prayers to, and an invocation of, the most holy Mother of God, by which we piously and humbly fly to her patronage, in order that, by interposing her intercession, she may conciliate the friendship of God to us miserable sinners, and may obtain for us those blessings which we stand in need of in this life and in the life to come.
Exiled children of Eve, who dwell in this vale of tears, should we not earnestly beseech the Mother of mercy, the advocate of the faithful, to pray for us? Should we not earnestly implore her help and assistance? Nowadays, the Hail Mary remains to be a very important prayer for Catholics all over the world. It is a great expression of love for the Virgin Mary using words from Scripture itself.
The petitions in the final part also serve as a beautiful prayer to ask for her help in times of need. Mary is a very simple person living a very ordinary life; despite that, God still called her to play a great role, which is to bear Jesus Christ in her womb. As it sounds, it really was quite a difficult task. Imagine being the mother of the Son of God?
Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. The Hail Mary prayer is separated into two main parts:. Recognizing Mary as the sinless mother of Jesus, the one who gave birth to our Savior, and played a role in our salvation. How can I get the most out of saying the Hail Mary?
Click to Tweet. Hail Mary Pendant. Hail Mary Statue. She protects with a special predilection the little ones, the helpless, the sick, those who have moral wounds, the sinners. In the present moment, at all times present. When all goes well and when not, when I am in grace and when not, when I feel good and when I do not, in health and illness, in joys and sorrows, in light and in darkness: always.
The "now" covers all my life, because the present moment collects the past, the present and the future: everything I put in your hands. In the present reparo for my past, I offer you my future, I live according to the Gospel. To say now pray for me, is to say: I always need you by my side Maria, always; do not get away from me. And at the time of our death. Just as you were with Jesus at the time of his death cf.
Jn , so from now on I ask you that when I finish my earthly life you are with me. If I spend my last days sick, I want you as a good mother to accompany me day and night. When I die I want to hold a Rosary in my hand and feel your cheek on my forehead, while you whisper in my ear: Do not be afraid, do not worry about anything, be confident, why am I not here that I am your Mother?
I want my last words to be: "Mary, Jesus", and that having spoken them, you carry me in your arms and put me in the arms of the Father. I want you to take me with Jesus, and when I wake up there in heaven I have my head reclined on His chest, and I am feeling your caresses for all eternity.
It is an Aramaic word the language of Jesus which means strength, solidity, fidelity, security. It is used to affirm and confirm. To say Amen is to say yes, so it is, that we agree and affirm with strength and security what we believe.
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