I had heard of the devotion of 3 Hail Marys, but had not heard of this explanation: In the 13th century, a Benedictine mystic named Saint Mechtilde was concerned about her eternal salvation and began praying to Our Blessed Mother to assist her in her hour of death. Our Lady appeared to her saying, “I will, certainly. But I also want you to say three special Hail Marys to me every day. “The first Hail Mary will be in honor of God the Father, Whose omnipotence raised my soul so high above every other creature that, after God, I have the greatest power in heaven and on earth. In the hour of your death, I will use that ability to keep any hostile influence far from you. “The second Hail Mary will be said in honor of the Son of God, Who communicated His inscrutable wisdom to me. In the hour of your death, I will fill your soul with the light of that wisdom so that all the darkness of ignorance and error will be dispelled. “The third Hail Mary will be in honor of God the Holy Ghost, Who filled my soul with the sweetness of His love and tenderness and mercy. In your last hour, I will then change the bitterness of death into divine sweetness and delight.”
This is so providential. I am not kidding, just about 5 minutes ago I was talking to a young man, a lapsed Catholic, who told me he still believes, but he doesn't feel anything when he goes to church or prays. I asked him if he could manage to pray three Hail Mary's everyday because there's a belief that you will not die without the last sacrament of Extreme Unction if you do this. This could be the difference between heaven and hell. He said he could that much. Hopefully, he actually does it. After our talk, I was concerned that wasn't the best advice. And then I came to this forum and there was this post. Thank you, Sam!
Rain what is his first name so we can pray for him.i always prayed the 3 in honor of her purity but that is a beautiful explanation also.Nothing pleases me as much when I see my 3 children say the 3 hail marys in Latin every night b4 bed.
