Hail Holy Queen

The Salve Regina—Hail, Holy Queen—closes the Rosary with a plea to our Advocate. It is also sung after Compline in much of the Church year.

Pray it whenever you need Mary’s mercy and a clear path to her Son.

The Prayer

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 pious, O sweet Virgin Mary. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Sources: Traditional form; cf. Baltimore Manual of Prayers (1889).

See also: The Holy Rosary, Memorare, Litany of Loreto, and How to Pray the Rosary.

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