<P> The prayer incorporates two passages from Saint Luke 's Gospel : `` Hail , the Lord is with thee . '' and `` Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb . '' And `` full of grace '' from John 1 : 14 . 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 . </P>
<P> The prayer incorporates two passages from Saint Luke 's Gospel : `` Hail , the Lord is with thee . '' and `` Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb . '' And `` full of grace '' from John 1 : 14 . 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 . </P>
where did the prayer hail mary come from
where did the prayer hail mary come from
two passages from Saint Luke 's Gospel
two passages from Saint Luke 's Gospel