Is the Hail Mary in the Bible?

Where does one of the most common and popular Catholic prayers, the Hail Mary come from? Is it even in Sacred Scripture?

Today, Fr Josh answers this question and encourages us to see how this greeting to our heavenly mother can help us deepen our love and understanding of both the Old and New Testaments.


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Meet Fr. Josh Johnson

While Fr. Josh was raised Catholic, he didn’t like the Church growing up. Then, one day in adoration, he fell in love with Jesus and received the call to become a priest.

Now, Fr. Josh is the Vocations Director of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. He is a presenter in four of Ascension’s programs: Altaration, YOU: Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body, The 99, and Connected: Catholic Social Teaching for This Generation, as well as the author of Broken and Blessed: An Invitation to My Generation, Pocket Guide to Adoration, and co-author of Pocket Guide to Reconciliation.

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