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GinaLolaB said: Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen

RobbyS said: The term is translated by Jerome as Mater Dei, but it does not mean exactly that.

I believe the point I made in Post #532 is accented quite nicely by GLB.

[GinaLolaB]

Almost, every word in the Hail Mary Prayer is scriptural. The first sentence includes the words that the Angel Gabriel spoke to Mary (Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee) and the second sentence is the words that Elizabeth spoke to Mary when she visited her (Blessed art thou among women and blest is the fruit of thy womb, [Jesus]). The last sentence is a simple prayer asking Mary to pray for us. (Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death). I ask people to pray for me all of the time.

Even if you do not like Mary, you should respect her for being the Mother of the Lord Jesus.