Ave Maria [SSAATTBB w/div]

Ave Maria

The Blessed Virgin Mary is honored in Christian communities as the Theotokos, “the bearer of God”, carrying within her finite womb the infinite Christ. She is honored as first among the Saints, the first Christian. She is the recipient and earthly stewardess of God’s Son, the incarnate Jesus Christ. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Archangel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's subsequent visit to her Aunt Elisabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (the Visitation).