No problem. The Hail Mary prayer is directly citing scripture, and versions of it are prayered by all Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, and many protestant churches).
“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you“ Luke 1:28
“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb” (Jesus). Luke 1:42.
"The mother of my Lord" Luke 1:43
"Supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for everyone, for this is good and pleases our Savior." -- 1 Tim 2:1
I'm sure Hank would also be happy to explain this to you but you were too busy pretending the church he joined doesn't use scripture.
You forgot the part where you ask her to pray for you as a sinner, etc.
RE: The Hail Mary prayer is directly citing scripture, and versions of it are prayered by all Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, and many protestant churches).
The first part of the Hail Mary prayer is scriptural. It was the statement made by the Angel Gabriel to Mary.
The last part is where Evangelicals disagree with.
And the very act of PRAYING TO MARY is what Evangelicals disagree with as well. They find no basis for that in scripture.
Matthew 27:5.... Then he (Judas) went away and hanged himself.
Luke 10:37..., "Go and do likewise."