Many people don’t realize that even Martin Luther had Devotion to Our Lady through prayer.
From Martin Luther....
“Our prayer should include the Mother of God . . . What the Hail Mary says is that all glory should be given to God, using these words: “Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus Christ. Amen!” You see that these words are not concerned with prayer but purely with giving praise and honor . . . We can use the Hail Mary as a meditation in which we recite what grace God has given her. Second, we should add a wish that everyone may know and respect her “Martin Luther- (Personal Prayer Book, 1522).
Very interesting stfassisi. I was MS Lutheran, and Mary was never mentioned. I wonder when she was dropped from “the program,” or if she was ever there to begin with.