Ave Regina Caelorum

Hail, O Queen of Heaven. Hail, O Lady of Angels. Hail! thou root, hail! thou gate From whom unto the world a light has arisen: Rejoice, O glorious Virgin, Lovely beyond all others, Farewell, most beautiful maiden, And pray for us to Christ.

V. Allow me to praise thee, O sacred Virgin. R. Against thy enemies give me strength.

Let us pray. Grant unto us, O merciful God, a defense against our weakness, that we who remember the holy Mother of God, by the help of her intercession, may rise from our iniquities, through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.