Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Here’s how it works: you insert a clause after the word “Jesus,” as so: I learned this when I read Jim Hahn’s awesome book on the rosary, and then Dan Burke gave it a name in a recent post. You could just as easily associate washing your hands, folding your laundry, picking up socks, washing dishes, or changing light bulbs. Consider that Mary would have been wiping small bottoms too.īack in the day, I would have said you could use your smoke break, but I quit smoking many years ago and from what I’ve seen, the bathroom is a place I have a guarantee to keep visiting and visiting…and visiting. Think of it as a way of blessing your time. Make that trip a time to pray the Hail Mary. 1 - Use association (aka Potty Breaks).Īssociation is a powerful tool, and if you’re like me, you’re going potty a time or two throughout the day. And what better way than in quick takes fashion? (I’ve missed blogging, can you tell?) Or never read it.īut thinking about her made me think of how I’ve developed some Hail Mary hacks over the years.

In fact, I hesitated to give her a copy of Word by Word because I thought she would hate it.

I have a friend who admits to struggling with the Hail Mary.

Words to the hail mary in latin