During the twelfth-thirteen centuries, the Hail Mary was added. The next step was the Marian Psalter, i.e. 150 Hail Marys (without the Our Father). In order to avoid empty and mechanical recitation ...

Widespread and popular, this prayer, which is attributable to Mary directly, and thus took on special importance and authority, has not been sanctioned by the Church as far as is known to us. In other ...