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Hail, Holy Queen

The Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina) is one of the four seasonal antiphons to Mary and is usually said at the end of the rosary. The Latin text follows the English.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy; our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

℣.Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.℟.That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Latin

Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae, vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Latin from Manuale sacerdotum ad altare (1889)

Line by line with the English: Salve Regina in Latin

From the Key of Heaven (1901)

Also on Prayers to Mary

Questions

Is there a Latin version?

Yes, under the English on this page. Salve Regina in Latin has it line by line with the English and a guide to pronouncing it.

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