Salve Regina

Hail Queen

Salve Regina

Hail, Queen, Mother of mercy,Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiæ,
our life, sweetness, and hope, hail!vita, dulcedo et spes nostra salve!
To you we cry, exiled children of Eve.Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evæ.

To you we sigh, mourning and weepingAd te suspiramus gementes et flentes
in this valley of tears.in hac lacrimarum valle.
Therefore, our advocate, turn thoseEia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
merciful eyes of yours towards us.misericordes oculos ad nos converte.

And Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb,Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
show to us after this exile.nobis post hoc exsilium, ostende.

O merciful, o pious, o sweetO clemens, o pia, o dulcis
Virgin Mary!Virgo Maria!

(Pray for us, holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen).(Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix, ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. Amen).