Marian Devotion
Hail Mary at the heart of every prayer — the foundational Marian prayers, the Rosary, the antiphons of the Mother of God, and the great acts of consecration.
Per Mariam ad Iesum — to Jesus through Mary. Marian devotion is not a parallel piety but the shape Christian piety takes when it remembers that the Word came to us through her. Here are the foundational prayers, the Rosary that holds the mysteries of Christ, the four ancient antiphons that close the day across the seasons of the Church year, and the acts by which souls have given themselves entirely to her.
Foundational Prayers
The prayers every Catholic learns by heart.
Marian Devotion from Scratch
If Mary is unfamiliar territory — start here.
The Rosary
The Marian Psalter — fifteen mysteries of Christ contemplated through the eyes of His Mother.
Marian Antiphons
Four antiphons close the day across the year — Alma Redemptoris Mater (Advent–Christmas), Ave Regina Caelorum (Lent), Regina Caeli (Easter), and Salve Regina / Hail Holy Queen (the rest of the year).
The Angelus & Regina Caeli
The threefold prayer at sunrise, noon, and sunset — and its Eastertide form, prayed standing in joy.
Acts of Consecration
The 33-day total consecration of St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, and shorter Brazilian acts of self-offering to Our Lady.
Marian Hymns
The Church's songs to the Mother of God, East and West.
Litany of Loreto
The Seven Sorrows
Seven moments in which the sword that Simeon foretold pierced Mary's soul.
Marian Novenas
Marian Works
The great Marian books of the tradition.