Hail Holy Queen - modern translation

This is prayer is based on the Latin Salve Regina, which was writtenin the middle ages, and is usually attributed to Hermann of Reichenau, a German monk and composer.

As well as this version with updated language, there are also more tranditional versions in both US-English and UK English.

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Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To you we cry, the children of Eve;
to you we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this land of exile.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate,
your eyes of mercy toward us;
lead us home at last
and show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus:
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

℣ Pray for us O holy Mother of God,
℟ that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray: Almighty, everlasting God, who by the co-operation of the Holy Spirit did prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin-Mother Mary to become a dwelling-place meet for Your Son: grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration; so by her fervent intercession we may be delivered from present evils and from everlasting death. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.