the Hail Mary was added. The next step was the Marian Psalter, i.e. 150 Hail Marys (without the Our Father). In order to avoid empty and mechanical recitation the Psalter was reduced to fifty Hail ...

The Rosary is a centuries-old way of praying ... On each of the ten small beads, say a Hail Mary. Then pray the Glory Be. Each decade is a contemplation of the life of our Lord, witnessed ...

It is meant for private recitation on the rosary. After the Sign of the Cross, recite one Our Father followed by ten Hail Marys. After the words, "Holy Mary, Mother of God" mention one virtue in this ...

Instead of the Tagalog-based "Aba Ginoong Maria," the newly approved text is bannered as "Ave Maria," like in the Latin version.

The new 'Ave Maria' is not meant to replace the existing 'Aba Ginoong Maria,' says the secretary-general of the Catholic ...

Rosary takes us to the heart of the faith The ... We could say that in the Our Father and Hail Mary, we find a synthesis in which a dynamic, effective transmission of the faith passes through ...

The rosary is most closely associated with Mary, the Mother of Christ. Several times in history it has been reported that she has appeared as an apparition, praying and instructing people to pray ...