About this prayer
Regina Caeli means “Queen of Heaven.” This traditional Easter prayer is customarily prayed in place of the Angelus during the Easter season. An older English devotional form is used.
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Prayer text
Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
For he whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia.
Hath risen as he said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
For the Lord hath truly risen, alleluia.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst vouchsafe to give 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.
Pray along
Use the complete text above. When praying together, one person reads the Prayer leader lines and everyone joins in the responses. When praying alone, read both parts. Pause briefly between prayers.
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