'''The {{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Prayers to Mary |subtopics = [[Rosary]]* [[Hail Mary''']] | [[Hail, Mary, full of grace,the Lord is with thee!Blessed art thou amongst women(text)|Text]]and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.* [[Salve Regina]] | [[Salve Regina (text)|Text]] |Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners,opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |now and at the hour of our death. Amen.}}
'''Salve Regina/Hail Holy Queen'''Prayers or devotions to Mary are important to many [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], [[Anglo-Catholicism|High Anglicans]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Oriental Orthodoxy|Oriental Orthodox]] Christians. Most Protestants reject Marian prayers as improper, arguing that Marian devotion is akin to worship.
Hail Holy Queen, mother of mercy;our life, our sweetness, Catholics and our hopeOrthodox retort that this is not worship but merely veneration.To you do we cryThe earliest known Marian prayer is [[Deipara, Dei Genetrix]], poor banished children of Eve from the fifth century AD,to with words "We you do we send up our sighsfor protection, mourning and weeping in this vale holy Mother of tearsGod.Turn, then, " Probably the most gracious advocate, thine eyes well known Marian prayer is the [[Hail Mary]] which is part of mercy towards usthe [[Rosary]].And after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus!O clement, o loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.{{stub}} ==Quotes== ==Links==Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we made worthy of the promises of Christ* [http://en. Amenwikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_to_Mary Wikipedia - Prayer to Mary] {{returnto}} [[Roman Catholicism: Mary]][[Category:Catholic Church]]