Ave, Regina caelorum
Hail O Queen of Heaven
From Feb 3 until Holy Thursday
WELCOME, O QUEEN OF HEAVEN, welcome, O Lady of Angels.
2. Hail! thou root, hail! thou gate from whom unto the world, a light has arisen:
3. Rejoice, O glorious Virgin, lovely beyond all others,
4. Farewell, most beautiful maiden, and pray for us to Christ.
AVE, REGINA CAELORUM, Ave, Domina Angelorum:
2. Salve, radix, salve, porta, ex qua mundo lux est orta.
3. Gaude, Virgo gloriosa, super omnes speciosa,
4. Vale, o valde decora, et pro nobis Christum exora.