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Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina)
The Salve Regina is an eleventh-century Latin antiphon, often attributed to Hermann of Reichenau, a monk born severely disabled who spent his life in a monastery.
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 toward 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, 11th-century Latin antiphon
About the prayer
It was adopted by the Cistercians and Dominicans, sung by Columbus's sailors, and chanted at the deathbed of monks and friars for a thousand years. In the Liturgy of the Hours it closes Compline from Trinity Sunday to Advent, and it ends the Rosary. It is a prayer for exiles and mourners: it does not pretend life is easy, but places sorrow in a mother's hands.
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