Hail Mary Prayer in Spanish
The Hail Mary in Spanish — Dios te salve, María — is one of the most widely prayed Catholic prayers in the Spanish-speaking world. It is prayed as part of the Rosary, at the start and end of the day, and as a devotion of confidence in Our Lady's intercession.
About the Dios te salve María
The Spanish Hail Mary is drawn from the same scriptural sources as the English form: the Angel Gabriel's greeting to Mary at the Annunciation (Luke 1:28) and Elizabeth's greeting at the Visitation (Luke 1:42). The petition — Santa María, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte — is the Church's addition, formalized in the 16th century.
In Spanish-speaking Catholic culture, the Hail Mary is often the first prayer taught to children, prayed with particular devotion during the month of May (the month of Mary) and October (the month of the Rosary), and said instinctively at moments of crisis, joy, and gratitude.
The Hail Mary in the Rosary
The Hail Mary is prayed ten times in each decade of the Rosary — fifty times in a five-decade Rosary. Many Spanish-speaking Catholics grew up praying the Rosary in Spanish as a family devotion, and the rhythm of the Hail Mary in Spanish is inseparable from that memory.
Dios te salve, María, llena eres de gracia,
el Señor es contigo.
Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres,
y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús.
Santa María, Madre de Dios,
ruega por nosotros, pecadores,
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.
Amén.
Luke 1:28 (Gabriel's greeting) and Luke 1:42 (Elizabeth's greeting). Petition formalized 16th century. Public domain.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Hail Mary in Spanish?
- The Hail Mary in Spanish is called Dios te salve, María — meaning God save you, Mary. It is the same prayer as the English Hail Mary, drawn from Luke 1:28 and Luke 1:42, with the Church's petition added in the 16th century.
- How do you say Hail Mary in Spanish?
- Dios te salve, María, llena eres de gracia, el Señor es contigo. Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres, y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús. Santa María, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén.
- What does Dios te salve María mean?
- Dios te salve, María translates as God save you, Mary — an expression of blessing and greeting. It is the opening of the traditional Spanish Hail Mary, equivalent to the English Hail Mary, full of grace.
- When do Spanish-speaking Catholics pray the Hail Mary?
- As part of the Rosary — ten times per decade, fifty times in a full five-decade Rosary. Also as a morning and evening prayer, during the months of May and October, and as a spontaneous prayer of confidence in Mary's intercession at any moment of need.
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