[katana]

So when a priest in confession assigns three Hail Mary’s and five Our Fathers as penance what prayer is made for the former? I’d always assumed it meant praying the Rosary in full three times. Sorry for my ignorance but I didn’t have a Catholic education. I thought the reporter was misstating.

[B Knotts]

The Hail Mary/Ave Maria:

“Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.”

Some people use more modern language (e.g, “you” vs. “thee”).

[trisham]

Isn’t it normally called Praying the Rosary? A “Hail Mary” is a last gasp effort to try and snatch victory from certain defeat. I doubt this young champion was in that position.

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This is the post to which I responded. It appeared to me that what you were referring to was a "Hail Mary" pass. That is a football reference, imho.

[rwa265]

katana, I have been given a penance to say one decade of the rosary, which consists of saying one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and one Glory be to the Father.

In answer to your questions, here is a link to a website that shows how to pray the rosary.

http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm#loaded

Peace,
Rich