The “Hail Mary” prayer has always been dear to my heart, as it was one of the first prayers I ever learned. As a personal anecdote, I’ll share that when I first began following our Lord Jesus Christ almost six years ago, one of the first things I did was buy a statue of our Blessed Mother. I didn’t really know how to pray, and I felt kind of silly looking up prayers online, reading them off of a screen, and praying them in front of this statue. However, one night in prayer I looked up at the statue and focused on the beautiful face of Mary, and I was just filled with an intense understanding of her maternal love and care for me that existed not just in that moment, but, as I came to realize, had existed throughout my whole life. I’m not sure if I was praying the Hail Mary at that exact moment, but one thing I’ll always be sure of is the fact that I have a Mother in heaven who loves me more than any earthly woman ever could, and the Hail Mary has become intimately associated with this reality in my prayer life. And so, in honor of our Immaculate Queen and Mother, what follows will be a scriptural reflection on this beautiful prayer.
The Hail Mary Prayer
The Hail Mary Prayer
The Hail Mary Prayer
The “Hail Mary” prayer has always been dear to my heart, as it was one of the first prayers I ever learned. As a personal anecdote, I’ll share that when I first began following our Lord Jesus Christ almost six years ago, one of the first things I did was buy a statue of our Blessed Mother. I didn’t really know how to pray, and I felt kind of silly looking up prayers online, reading them off of a screen, and praying them in front of this statue. However, one night in prayer I looked up at the statue and focused on the beautiful face of Mary, and I was just filled with an intense understanding of her maternal love and care for me that existed not just in that moment, but, as I came to realize, had existed throughout my whole life. I’m not sure if I was praying the Hail Mary at that exact moment, but one thing I’ll always be sure of is the fact that I have a Mother in heaven who loves me more than any earthly woman ever could, and the Hail Mary has become intimately associated with this reality in my prayer life. And so, in honor of our Immaculate Queen and Mother, what follows will be a scriptural reflection on this beautiful prayer.