I never understood what these were and who decides how many hail mary's are to be done for a sin to be forgiven? If I have this completely wrong, please forgive me. It is merely because I am ignorant to the Catholic beliefs. Just looking for answers.
2007-07-19 17:52:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary
I don't know who decides how many you say for forgiveness for sins. I mean, it's the priest you talk to, but I don't know how he comes up with the appropriate number or anything.
2007-07-19 17:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Allo 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
A long pass in football.
It is also a prayer in the Catholic Religion.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.
Blesses art Thou amongst women
And blessed if the fruit of Thy womb- Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners
Now, and at the hour of our death.
As to how many, the only regulation I remember has to do with the rosary beads. Possibly a special after confession.
2007-07-19 18:00:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death.
It is not used as a tool to forgive sins. The priests forgive the sins, but you say this so that Mary will pray for what you have done.
Many people are seeing it as Catholics praying TO Mary for forgiveness...but that is out of sheer ignorance.
2007-07-19 18:01:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
"Hail Mary" is words taken from the Gospels. "The first part of the Hail Mary is composed of verses from the Gospel of Luke (1:28 and 1:42): the angel's words announcing Christ's birth and Elizabeth's greeting to Mary. Both of these gospel passages are rich in meaning and point to the central mystery of our faith, the incarnation of the Messiah." (1)
You, decide how many you want to pray. Many like to pray the Rosary which is "53 Hail Mary's", 6 "Our Father's", 1 "Apostles Creed", 7 "Glory Be's", and 7 "Fatima".
A priest may also give you so many hail mary's to do penance and reconciliate with God ... but my priest usually gives me readings from the Bible, or spending x minutes giving thanks for stuff from toothpaste to my family.
Hail Mary is also a football phrase when the quarterback throws the football long in hopes for a miraculas touchdown.
2007-07-19 18:03:27 · answer #4 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It goes like this..Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary mother of God pray for us sinners..now and at the hour of out death..amen.
No body decides how many should be said unless you are saying a rosary..then it's total of 50
2007-07-19 17:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by djc1175 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mary is the mother of Jesus our lord. She is the patron saint of all mothers. A Hail Mary is a prayer that, as legend has it, the virgin Mary herself taught to two children in Poland in the early part of the last century. From there she instructed her faithful followers to say a set series of prayers to reach heaven and obtain a station of life above what we have here on earth. Here is a link: http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm
BTW, a hail mary is also a football term for an offensive play where the quarterback throws the ball up in the air without really targeting any particular receiver, hoping someone on his team catches it.
2007-07-19 17:57:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Hail Mary is a prayer that is chanted as many time the priest gives you during your confession in the confession booth. Each bead represent a prayer that is why you see when someone is holding and praying they hold a bead and then go to another bead and moving to each bead as they complete a prayer. I used to know the prayers but since I do not participate in church any more I have forgotten the prayers.
2007-07-19 18:02:32 · answer #7 · answered by leoncito123451 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "Hail Mary" is a prayer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary . If you say (or "do") 10 Hail Mary's you have to pray the prayer 10 times.
Traditionally repetitive prayers such as this are assigned by a priest during confession. I do not know if such things are still practiced - when I was a RC, I was never assigned *repetitive* (multiple) prayers after confession.
Performing (or reciting) "the rosary" also requires many repetitions of the "Hali Mary", I believe.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
2007-07-19 17:58:05 · answer #8 · answered by JimPettis 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
10 Hail mary's for each mystery. (when saying the rosary) The hail mary's are represented by the smaller beads which are in clusters of ten. They are separated by the larger bead which represents a 'glory be to the Father' (Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the Beginning is now and ever shall be-Amen)
2007-07-19 17:57:33 · answer #9 · answered by MAK 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The penance of confession, prayers like the Hail Mary or the Our Father, are a symbolic penance. A gesture and act of faith. The real penance was performed by Christ when He suffered His torture and Crucifixion.
2007-07-19 18:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hail mary full of grace blessed are be you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus mother mary holy mother of God pray for us sinners now and of the hour of our death
she is only the one we speak to too talk to Jesus who better to help then his mother as we are followers and we are childeren of the blessed MOTHER MARY better then to be a child of EVE and never to be seen by Jesus
2007-07-19 18:13:15 · answer #11 · answered by clarkzila 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋