Salve Regina
Hail, Holy Queen

Salve, Regína, Mater misericórdiæ, vita, dulcédo, et spes nostra, salve.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.
Ad te clamámus éxsules fílii Hevæ.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
Ad te suspirámus, geméntes et flentes in hac lacrimárum valle.
to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Eia, ergo, advocáta nostra, illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us;
Et Jesum, benedíctum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsílium osténde.
and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.


O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo María.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.


V. Ora pro nobis sancta Dei Génetrix.
V. Pray for us O holy Mother of God,
R. Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi.
R. that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.


Orémus.
Let us pray:
Omnípotens sempitérne Deus,
Almighty, everlasting God, who by the co-operation of the Holy Spirit did prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin-Mother Mary to become a dwelling-place meet for thy Son:
qui gloriósæ Vírginis Matris Maríæ corpus et ánimam, ut dignum Fílii tui hábitaculum éffici mererétur, Spíritu Sancto cooperante præparásti:
grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration;
da, ut cuius commemoratióne laetámur;
so by her fervent intercession we may be delivered from present evils and from everlasting death.
eius pia intercessióne, ab instántibus malis, et a morte perpétua liberémur.
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.