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Regina Caeli

3 min
Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia:

for He whom thou wast made worthy to bear, alleluia,

is risen, as He said, alleluia.

Pray for us to God, alleluia.

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia:

quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,

resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia.

Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.

For the Lord is 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 His Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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.

About this prayer

The Regina Caeli is the Marian antiphon of the Easter season, replacing the Angelus from Easter Sunday through Pentecost. It joyfully proclaims Our Lady's share in her Son's Resurrection.

History

The Regina Caeli was first used in the 12th century and was made obligatory for the Easter season by Pope Benedict XIV in 1742, who inserted it into the Roman Breviary to replace the Angelus from Easter Sunday through Pentecost.

How to pray it

Prayed three times daily during Eastertide, standing (not kneeling) as a sign of Resurrection joy, in place of the Angelus. The prayer consists of the antiphon, a versicle and response, and a collect.

Portuguese text: Opus Dei, *Devocionário* — [opusdei.org](https://opusdei.org/pt-br/prayers/section/?section1=195&section2=)

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