Regina Caeli

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.For he whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia,has risen, as he said, alleluia.Pray for us to God, alleluia.

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.

Let us pray.O God, who through the resurrection of thy Son,our Lord Jesus Christ,didst vouchsafe to give joy to the world;grant, we beseech thee, that through his Mother, the Virgin Mary,we may obtain the joys of everlasting life.Through the same Christ our Lord.Amen.

In Latin

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia.Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

Oremus.Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui Domini nostri Iesu Christimundum laetificare dignatus es,praesta, quaesumus, ut per eius Genetricem Virginem Mariamperpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae.Per Christum Dominum nostrum.Amen.

Latin text: Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Appendix.