217183 1185 Religion & Spirituality Christianity Catholicism true Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:10:59 -0800 DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious, spiritual, christian, christianity, catholocism, catholic, catholics, say, pray, saying, praying, hail, mary How To Pray the Hail Mary http://www.howcast.com/videos/217183-How-To-Pray-the-Hail-Mary http://www.howcast.com/videos/217183-How-To-Pray-the-Hail-Mary/edit approved 2 GodIsIntheDetails http://img.howcast.com/images/icons/howto-xxlarge.png 344 81952 1 0 Step Close your eyes if you choose Close your eyes if you choose. Some people feel it’s easier to concentrate this way, but it’s by no means required.

]]> 81953 2 0 Step Place yourself in God’s presence Place yourself in God’s presence.

]]> 81954 3 0 Tip Remember that prayer can happen anywhere, even in a noisy crowd.

]]> 81955 4 0 Step Say the prayer Say the prayer:

Hail Mary, full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among 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 death.
Amen.

]]> 81956 5 0 Tip Read the Gospel of Luke for the antecedents of the first five lines. They’re based on the Angel Gabriel’s announcement that Mary would give birth to Jesus, and the words her cousin Elizabeth, John the Baptist’s mother, used in greeting her.

]]> 81957 6 0 Step If you’re Orthodox ... If you’re Orthodox, the prayer omits the plea to Mary at the end. Translations from the Greek differ, but here’s one:

Rejoice, O Virgin Mother of God,
Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
For thou hast borne the Savior of our souls.

]]> 81958 7 0 Fact The 12th-century Saint Aybert was said to recite 150 Hail Marys daily, 100 on bended knee and 50 prostrate on the ground—talk about devotion!

]]> 1188 27076 How To Pray As a Christian AssignmentGuide 4146 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:46:17 -0700 21 jbojc04 ]]> 115 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/0/76/70/02/27076.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious Religion & Spirituality Christianity Christian Prayer 15 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/27076/Picture_15_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png http://www.howcast.com/videos/27076-How-To-Pray-As-a-Christian 1188 165663 How To Say the Lord's Prayer AssignmentGuide 1306 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:34:30 -0700 7 chanpanzee ]]> 117 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/1/63/56/16/165663.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, prayer, christian, christianity Religion & Spirituality Christianity Christian Prayer 1 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/165663/Picture_2_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png http://www.howcast.com/videos/165663-How-To-Say-the-Lords-Prayer 1213 109040 How To Attain Liberation in Hinduism AssignmentGuide 1282 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:45:42 -0800 9 Equilibrio ]]> 134 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/1/40/90/10/109040.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious Religion & Spirituality Hinduism General Hinduism 5 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/109040/Picture_6_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png http://www.howcast.com/videos/109040-How-To-Attain-Liberation-in-Hinduism 1213 158711 How To Generate Good Karma AssignmentGuide 4157 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:47:18 -0700 13 AlexRad ]]> 129 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/0/11/87/15/158711.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious Religion & Spirituality Hinduism General Hinduism 2 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/158711/Picture_2_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png http://www.howcast.com/videos/158711-How-To-Generate-Good-Karma 1216 217185 How To Celebrate Diwali AssignmentGuide 614 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:32:48 -0700 2 sarit ]]> 173 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/6/72/69/26/266972.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious, spiritual, hinduism, hindu, holiday, holidays, celebrate, celebrating, diwali, festival, lights Religion & Spirituality Hinduism Hindu Holidays Diwali 2 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/217185/diwali_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png http://www.howcast.com/videos/217185-How-To-Celebrate-Diwali 1223 117058 How To Have a Puja At Home AssignmentGuide 3925 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:32:10 -0800 6 saugat ]]> 203 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/4/58/70/11/117058.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious, rituals, mantra Religion & Spirituality Hinduism Hindu Prayer 2 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/117058/5_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg http://www.howcast.com/videos/117058-How-To-Have-a-Puja-At-Home 1248 154870 How To Keep Kosher AssignmentGuide 1048 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:17:24 -0800 9 KeithMcKellar ]]> 162 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/2/70/48/15/154870.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious Religion & Spirituality Judaism General Judaism 2 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/154870/Picture_1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png http://www.howcast.com/videos/154870-How-To-Keep-Kosher 1248 168055 How To Wear a Kippah (Yarmulke) AssignmentGuide 2156 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:33:42 -0700 4 KeithMcKellar ]]> 92 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/6/55/80/16/168055.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious Religion & Spirituality Judaism General Judaism 3 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/168055/Picture_4_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png http://www.howcast.com/videos/168055-How-To-Wear-a-Kippah-Yarmulke 1252 163576 How To Prepare a Passover Seder AssignmentGuide 1773 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:05:45 -0700 4 Dynamic ]]> 267 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/0/76/35/16/163576.flv religion, holiday, holidays, jew, jewish, judaism, passover, seder, cooking, hosting Religion & Spirituality Judaism Jewish Holidays Passover 1 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/163576/Dynamic_HT_Prepare_A_Passover_Seder_hdstill01_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg http://www.howcast.com/videos/163576-How-To-Prepare-a-Passover-Seder 1252 164116 How To Host a Passover Seder AssignmentGuide 1427 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:08:16 -0700 5 Dynamic ]]> 316 http://media.howcast.com/system/videos/1/16/41/16/164116.flv religion, holiday, holidays, jew, jewish, judaism, have, having, cook, cooking Religion & Spirituality Judaism Jewish Holidays Passover 1 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/164116/Dynamic_HT_Host_A_Passover_Seder_hdstill07_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg http://www.howcast.com/videos/164116-How-To-Host-a-Passover-Seder