拉丁語作Ave Maria
　　天主教向童貞瑪利亞說的主要祈禱文。第一段是天使長加百列問候圣母和伊莉莎白的話（出自〈路加福音〉）∶“萬福瑪利亞，滿被圣寵者，主與爾偕焉。女中爾為贊美，爾胎子耶穌并為贊美。”最后一段禱詞，“天主圣母瑪利亞，為我等罪人，今祈天主，及我等死候。阿門。”于14世紀成為普遍誦念的禱文。教徒在告解后常被要求覆誦圣母經為所犯罪行贖罪。

　　Principal Roman Catholic prayer addressed to the Virgin Mary. It begins with the GREetings spoken to Mary by the Archangel Gabriel and by her cousin Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke： “Hail Mary， full of grace， the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb， Jesus.” A closing petition， “Holy Mary， Mother of God， pray for us sinners， now and at the hour of our death，” came into general use by the end of the 14th century. Churchgoers who attend confession are often asked to repeat the prayer as penance for sins.