Understanding the 'Hail Mary'.

Hail Mary, full of grace,

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art Thou amongst 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 our death.

Amen. 

People often get confused about the fourth line. It's talking about Mary's womb and not that of Jesus. Jesus does not have a womb. If it did mean that the womb belonged to Jesus, it would have a comma, "Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus." Jesus was conceived by an immaculate conception. 

Okay, this also makes the fifth line a bit confusing too. "Holy Mary, mother of God." It's talking about the Jesus part of God, not the father part, the guy who made her pregnant. Remember that God is like three people all rolled into one. 

Sort of like this, but I'm not sure 
if the Holy Spirit is a lady or a man.

Also, it's not saying that Jesus is a fruit, that's just there for imagery. If it was talking about a fruit, I'm sure that it would be more specific. "Blessed is the banana of thy womb Jesus."

Also note that 'grace' does not have a capital letter, so it's not talking about another woman.

Immaculate conceptions don't happen much. In fact, there is only one on record. Why didn't God the father just do the job himself? Simple, Mary was on Earth and God was in Heaven. You can see that it was a little bit inconvenient. Fortunately, God had another method. It was good that Joseph knew to back off.

See how these prayers really make sense, once you analyze them? That's where atheists get it wrong. They dive in without thinking.

I've borrowed this phrase from Robert (a blogger and Catholic), "Have fun boys, but don't sin."