IN THIS LESSON

We open this mini course with the Salve Regina, the seasonal anthem sung from Pentecost Sunday until the first Sunday of Advent. It’s also the final prayer of the rosary, and is typically the most familiar of the four ancient Marian hymns.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

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, O most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us,

and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!