Ave Maria

Hail Mary

Level 1

The first lines of the Hail Mary, learned whole.

How It Works

LatinEnglish
Ave Maria, gratia plena,Hail Mary, full of grace,
Dominus tecum.the Lord is with you.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,Blessed are you among women,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

In Church Latin the opening sounds like AH-veh mah-REE-ah GRAHT-see-ah PLEH-nah. In classical Latin it is AH-weh mah-REE-ah GRAH-tee-ah PLAY-na.

The second half of the prayer, Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, appears in the examples. Take the prayer line by line, and say it aloud.

The opening and benedicta tu in mulieribus come from the angel's greeting in Luke 1:28. The words benedictus fructus ventris tui come from Elizabeth's greeting in Luke 1:42.

Examples (5)

  1. Ave Maria, gratia plena.

    Hail Mary, full of grace.

    Plena is feminine and agrees with Maria.

  2. Dominus tecum.

    The Lord is with you.

    Tecum is te plus cum. It is the singular of vobiscum.

  3. Benedicta tu in mulieribus.

    Blessed are you among women.

    Benedicta is feminine and agrees with tu. In mulieribus is in plus the ablative plural.

  4. Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

    And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

    Benedictus is masculine and agrees with fructus. Ventris tui means of your womb.

  5. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus.

    Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.

    The second half of the prayer. Ora pro nobis has its own entry.

How It Connects

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Ave MariaLevel 1Hail Mary

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The Ave Maria is prayed in Church Latin, so the Church sounds come first.

Words in This Pattern

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