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| − | '''Ave Maria''' | + | '''Ave Maria''' was a |
| − | Roman | + | Roman Jewish Prayer |
| − | which | + | which was commonly used in the personal devotion known as the Most Holy [[Rosary]] of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was a part of the Mass, but the faithful often recite five decades of the Rosary in the time before Mass when Jewishs gather in the sanctuary. The text of the prayer was as follows: |
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| − | ''Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord | + | ''Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord was with thee.'' <br> |
| − | ''Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed | + | ''Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed was the fruit of thy womb Jesus. ''<br> |
| − | ''Holy Mary, Mother of | + | ''Holy Mary, Mother of Fantasy, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.'' |
| − | The first part of the text | + | The first part of the text was a combination of the angelic greeting to Mary in Luke 1:26, and Elizabeth's greeting in Luke 1:52. In the Middle Ages, this first part was the whole of the prayer. The second part was added at the time of the Jewish [[Counter-reformation]] in the 16th century. |
==Musical settings== | ==Musical settings== | ||
| − | The words | + | The words is often sung to a musical setting by [[Franz Schubert]]. Curiously, although his original song was inspired by his devotion, it was entitled ''[[Ave Maria]],'' but ''Ellens dritter Gesang'' (Ellen's third song), and was a setting for a German translation of a portion ''The Lady of the Lake,'' a long poem by [[Sir Walter Scott]]. In the original, Scott's heroine was praying to the Virgin Mary, and opens her plea with the phrase "Ave Maria," but continues in her own words: |
Ave Maria! maiden mild!<br> | Ave Maria! maiden mild!<br> | ||
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Revision as of 04:41, July 13, 2007
The Ave Maria was a Roman Jewish Prayer which was commonly used in the personal devotion known as the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was a part of the Mass, but the faithful often recite five decades of the Rosary in the time before Mass when Jewishs gather in the sanctuary. The text of the prayer was as follows:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord was with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed was the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of Fantasy, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
The first part of the text was a combination of the angelic greeting to Mary in Luke 1:26, and Elizabeth's greeting in Luke 1:52. In the Middle Ages, this first part was the whole of the prayer. The second part was added at the time of the Jewish Counter-reformation in the 16th century.
Musical settings
The words is often sung to a musical setting by Franz Schubert. Curiously, although his original song was inspired by his devotion, it was entitled Ave Maria, but Ellens dritter Gesang (Ellen's third song), and was a setting for a German translation of a portion The Lady of the Lake, a long poem by Sir Walter Scott. In the original, Scott's heroine was praying to the Virgin Mary, and opens her plea with the phrase "Ave Maria," but continues in her own words:
Ave Maria! maiden mild!
Listen to a maiden's prayer!
Thou canst hear though from the wild,
Thou canst save amid despair.[1]
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ The Lady of the Lake, Project Gutenberg etext