The Latin version of this prayer, Ave, Maris stella, can be traced to the late eighth/early ninth century. The title, Star of the Sea (or Ocean), is one of the oldest and most widely spread titles for ...

Visit the homepage for more information. In a way the Hail Mary summarizes the whole of the Church's public prayers to Mary. For this Marian prayer was in its initial form among the first to be used ...

Christians can be comfortable praying to Mary since she lives eternally as the handmaid of the Lord. She gives all praise to God.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tris tui ...

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage of the Wedding Feast at Cana, there is a theological portrait of both Mother Mary and prayer.

When we pray to Mary, we are children speaking to their mother. And so, our prayers to Mary are not only communal but also personal. Our personal prayers, however, are shaped and molded by the ...

So, seek her through prayer. Holy Mary, Mother of God, is a liturgical celebration that commemorates the dogma of Mary's divine motherhood over Jesus. On this day, take a few minutes to say this ...

Every December 15th, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Mary Crucified of the Rose. Use this day to reach out to her through prayer and ask her to watch over you at all times, to enlighten you ...