Talk:Hail Holy Queen

Should be merged with Salve Regina

The Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina) is a Catholic prayer to Mary, mother of Jesus.

The origin of this prayer is unclear, but it was set in its current form at the Abbey of Cluny in the 12th century, and has been widely used in Catholic liturgy since that time. Yet,others claim that Salve Regina was written by St. Herman Contractus aka the cripple who lived at the Reichenau Abby in Switzerland,(1013-54) Dictionary of Saints by John Delaney,1980. It is commonly said after the completion of the rosary. Liturgically, it is one of four prescribed Marian anthems recited after the office of compline. Below is presented the English followed by the original Latin.


 * 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.
 * Amen.


 * ''Salve Regina, Mater misercodiae, vita dulcedo et spes nostrae salve
 * ''ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae
 * ''ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle.
 * ''Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericodes oculos ad nos converte
 * ''et Iesum benedictum, fructus ventris tui, nobis post hoc exilium ostende.
 * ''O clemens, o pia, o duclis Virgo Maria.
 * ''Ora pro nobis Sancta Dei Genitirix,
 * ''Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
 * ''Amen.

Salve Regina