where did the prayer hail mary come from
Hail Mary The prayer incorporates two passages from Saint Luke's Gospel: "Hail, the Lord is with thee."[1] and "Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb." And "full of grace" from John 1:14.[2] In mid-13th-century Western Europe the prayer consisted only of these words with the single addition of the name "Mary" after the word "Hail", as is evident from the commentary of Saint Thomas Aquinas on the prayer.[3]
Rosary The prayers that essentially compose the Rosary are arranged in several sets, each set composed of one Lord's Prayer followed by ten Hail Marys followed by one Glory Be. During recitation of each set, known as a decade, thought is given to one of the Mysteries of the Rosary, which recall events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. The Glorious mysteries are said on Sunday and Wednesday, the Joyful on Monday and Saturday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and the Luminous Mysteries are said on Thursday. Normally, five decades are recited in a session. Various prayers are sometimes added after each decade (for example, the FÃ¡tima Prayer), at the beginning (in particular, the Apostles' Creed), and at the end (in particular, the Hail, Holy Queen). The rosary as a material object is an aid towards saying these prayers in the proper sequence.