The Lord is Risen! Celebrating the glorious Resurrection of Jesus, the Church shifts for 50 days from praying the Angelus (commemorating the Incarnation) to praying the Regina Coeli: an exultant prayer to Mary over her Son's victory over death, the grave, sin, all of it (for us!).
Here at The Angelus Project, the Easter season means a 7 week shift from Annunciations to images of the Coronation of the Virgin. Even though that is not quite the scene we are praying with, it does reflect the first words: "Regina Coeli" (Queen of Heaven).
Our first Coronation of the year is from a Missal and Book of Hours according to the use of the Friars Minor (Franciscans). Its origin is Milanese, circa 1380. I love that it truly depicts Mary as "Queen of Heaven" by presenting the ranks of saints in prayer in the foreground.
From Easter to Pentecost, pray the Regina Coeli (in place of the Angelus) three times a day: morning, noon and evening.
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia!
R. For he whom you deserved to bear, Alleluia!
Has risen as he said, Alleluia!
R. Pray for us to God, Alleluia!
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia!
For the Lord has truly risen, Alleluia!
Let us pray:
O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant, we beseech thee, that through the intercession of his Mother, the Virgin Mary,
we may obtain the joys of everlasting life.
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Pray it in Latin!
- Regina cæli, lætare, alleluia:
- R. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
- Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia,
- R. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
- Gaude et lætare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
- R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.
Oremus. Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi,
mundum lætificare dignatus es:
præsta, quæsumus, ut per eius Genitricem Virginem Mariam,
perpetuæ capiamus gaudia vitæ.
Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen.
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