Traditional Catholic prayer
Hail Holy Queen (Salve Regina)
Mary’s intercession and the hope of seeing Jesus.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 151.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope; to thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Make me worthy to praise thee, holy Virgin. R. Give me strength against thine enemies.
V. Blessed be God in His saints. R. Amen.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 151.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- The Salve Regina, or Hail Holy Queen, asks Mary’s intercession during the trials of earthly life. This edition includes Lasance’s morning verses after the anthem.
- Prayer intention
- Mary’s intercession and the hope of seeing Jesus.
- When to pray
- Pray it at the close of the Rosary or as a separate Marian prayer, including in the evening.
- Languages
- English and Latin
- Latin prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 151. View the Latin source.
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 151. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Hail Holy Queen (Salve Regina)
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 151.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope; to thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Make me worthy to praise thee, holy Virgin. R. Give me strength against thine enemies.
V. Blessed be God in His saints. R. Amen.
Questions about this prayer
These explanations are separate from the historical prayer text above.
Are the Hail Holy Queen and Salve Regina the same prayer?
Yes. Hail Holy Queen is the English name of the Marian prayer known in Latin as Salve Regina. Both texts ask Mary, Mother of mercy, to intercede for us and show us Jesus.
Why does this page end with “Make me worthy to praise thee”?
This page preserves the verse and response printed with the prayer in With God (1911), page 151. For the complete Rosary sequence and its closing prayers, use the Rosary guide.
The Rosary and its closing prayers