Marian Devotion
Ave Regina Caelorum
Ave Regina Caelorum
Traditional English Formula
Hail, Queen of Heaven;
Hail, Lady of the Angels;
Hail, sacred Root; Hail, sacred Gate
From whom the Light for the world has arisen.
Rejoice, O glorious Virgin,
Fair above all others;
Farewell, O most beautiful maiden,
And pray to Christ for us. Amen.
Textus Latinus (Traditional Latin Formula)
Ave, Regina caelorum,
Ave, Domina Angelorum:
Salve, radix, salve, porta
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:
Gaude, Virgo gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa,
Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora. Amen.