The first part of the text is a combination of the angelic greeting to Mary in Luke 1:28, and Elizabeth's greeting in Luke 1:42. In the Middle Ages, this first part was the whole of the prayer. The second part was added at the time of the Catholic [[Counter-reformation]] in the 16th century. | The first part of the text is a combination of the angelic greeting to Mary in Luke 1:28, and Elizabeth's greeting in Luke 1:42. In the Middle Ages, this first part was the whole of the prayer. The second part was added at the time of the Catholic [[Counter-reformation]] in the 16th century. |