Ave Regina Caelorum
- excerpt from A New Book of Old Hymns (pdf)
- video (external link)
- Crossword Puzzle (pdf) plus a shorter web Online Crossword Puzzle (html)
- Quizlet set (external link)
Ave Regina Caelorum - the Marian Antiphon for the time from Candlemas (2nd February) to Easter (or just before the Sacred Triduum)
It is the shortest and easiest of the four - which makes sense being Lent, a time of restraint.
Ave, Regina Caelorum,
Ave, Domina Angelorum:
Salve, radix, salve, porta
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:
Gaude, Virgo gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa,
Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora.
Ave, Regina Caelorum, Ave, Domina Angelorum: Salve, radix, salve, porta {Ex qua} mundo lux {est orta:} Gaude, Virgo gloriosa, Super omnes speciosa, Vale, o {valde decora,} Et pro nobis Christum exora.
Hail Queen {of heavens} Hail lady {of the Angels} Hail root Hail gate {from whom} {to the world} light {arose} rejoice Virgin glorious above all beauteous farewell O {very lovely one} and for us Christ {prevail with}
Hail Queen of Heaven, Hail lady of the Angels, Hail root and door through which Light entered the world. Rejoice, O glorious Virgin, above all other creatures. Farewell, O most beautiful one, and pray for us to Christ.