How to Pray the Regina Caeli

The Regina Caeli Prayer: English & Latin

Just like the Salve Regina, the Church traditionally sings the Regina Caeli in Latin, the Sacred Language of the Church. For your spiritual benefit, please find below both English & Latin versions of this powerful prayer. Strive to pray this powerful prayer in place of the Angelus at:

6am (if you're up), 12pm, and 6pm.

From EWTN:  This is one of four Marian antiphons, with following versicles and prayers, traditionally said or sung after night prayer, immediately before going to sleep. It is said throughout Eastertide. (That is, from Easter Day through Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter.)

The Regina Caeli is also said in place of the Angelus during Eastertide. 

To hear it sung in Latin by the new Pope Leo XIV, click here.

English: Queen of Heaven

V. Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. 

R. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. 

V. Has risen, as He said, alleluia. 

R. Pray for us to God, alleluia.

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. 

R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.

Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord 

Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. +

Latin: Regina Caeli

V. Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia. 

R. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia. 

V. Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia. 

R. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia. 

R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

Oremus. Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, 

Domini nostri Iesu Christi, mundum laetificare 

dignatus es: praesta, quaesumus; ut per eius 

Genetricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuae capiamus 

gaudia vitae. Per eundem Christum Dominum 

nostrum. Amen. +