The Angelus
[Making the Sign of the Cross]
All: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Leader: The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary;
All: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Leader: Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. All: Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Leader: Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
All: Be it done unto me according to thy word.
Leader: Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. All: Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Leader: And the Word was made Flesh,
All: And dwelt among us.
Leader: Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. All: Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Leader: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
All: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Leader: Let us pray.
All: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, your grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, your Son, was made known by the message of an Angel, may by His Passion and Cross, be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
[Making the Sign of the Cross]
All: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Regina Caeli
(English: Queen of Heaven)
[Making the Sign of the Cross]
All: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
All: Queen of Heaven rejoice, alleluia: For He whom you merited to bear, alleluia, Has risen as He said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia.
Leader: Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
All: Because the Lord is truly risen, alleluia.
Leader: Let us pray
All: O God, who by the Resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, granted joy to the whole world: grant we beg Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may lay hold of the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
[Making the Sign of the Cross]
All: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Regina Caeli (Latin)
[Making the Sign of the Cross]
All: In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
All: Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia. Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
Leader: Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, Alleluia,
All: Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.
Leader: Oremus.
All: 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.
[Making the Sign of the Cross]
All: In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
Commentary: The Angelus (Latin for "angel") is a Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation. The name Angelus is derived from the opening words: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ ("... the Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary ...") and is practiced by reciting as versicle and response three Biblical verses describing the mystery; alternating with the Angelic Salutation ("Hail Mary"). The devotion is traditionally recited by Roman Catholics three times daily: 6:00 am, 12 Noon, and 6:00 pm. The devotion is also used by some Anglican and Lutheran churches. In churches and monasteries, the Angelus is usually accompanied by the ringing of the Angelus bell, which is a call to prayer and to spread good-will to everyone on Earth. The angel referred to in the prayer is Gabriel, a messenger of God who revealed to Mary that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God. (Cf. Lk. 1:26-38).
The Regina Caeli or Regina Coeli ("Queen of Heaven"), an ancient Latin Marian Hymn of the Church, is one of the four seasonal Marian antiphons of the Blessed Virgin Mary, prescribed to be sung or recited in the Liturgy of the Hours at the conclusion of the last of the hours to be prayed in common that day, typically night prayer (Compline or Vespers). The Regina Caeli is sung or recited in place of the Angelus during the Easter season, from Holy Saturday through Pentecost Sunday.