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Regina Caeli in Latin

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia: the Easter antiphon to Mary that replaces the Angelus from Easter to Pentecost, in Latin with the English.

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia: quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia, resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia,For He whom thou wast made worthy to bear, Alleluia,Hath arisen, as He said, Alleluia.Pray for us to God, Alleluia.

℣.Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.℟.Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

℣.Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia.℟.For the Lord hath risen indeed, Alleluia.

Oremus. Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi, mundum laetificare dignatus es: praesta, quaesumus, ut per eius Genetricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Let us pray. O God, who, through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, hast vouchsafed to make glad the whole world; grant us, we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His mother, we may attain the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Latin from Medulla pietatis Christianae (1868)

From the League Devotions for the Apostleship of Prayer (1895)

In English: Regina Caeli

How to pronounce Church Latin

The Church says Latin the Roman way, close to Italian. These rules cover the sounds you will meet in the prayers here. (Classical Latin, taught in many schools, sounds different: c and g are always hard.)

Vowels
a as in father, e as in met, i as in machine, o as in or, u as in rule. Every vowel is sounded: Dei is DEH-ee.
ae, oe
Said like e: caeli is CHEH-lee, saecula is SEH-koo-lah.
c
Like ch in church before e, i, ae and oe: caeli is CHEH-lee, caelestis is cheh-LEH-stees. Hard, like k, elsewhere (culpa).
g
Soft, like g in gem, before e and i (Genitrix, jeh-NEE-trix); hard elsewhere (gloria).
gn
Like ny in canyon: regnum is REH-nyoom, agnus is AH-nyoos.
h
Silent (hodie, AW-dee-eh), except in mihi and nihil, where it sounds as k.
j, or i before a vowel
Like y in yes: Iesus (Jesus) is YEH-soos, eius is EH-yoos.
qu
Like kw: qui is kwee, quotidianum is kwoh-tee-dee-AH-noom.
sc
Like sh before e and i: descendit is deh-SHEN-deet.
ti
Like tsee before a vowel: gratia is GRAH-tsee-ah, tentationem is ten-tah-tsee-OH-nem.
ch, ph, th
ch is k (Christus), ph is f (prophetas), th is t (catholicam).
xc
Like ksh before e and i: excelsis is ek-SHEL-sees.

Questions

How do I pronounce Church Latin?

Mostly as Italian: c before e or i is ch, g before e or i is soft, gn is ny, ae and oe are e, and ti before a vowel is tsee. The guide on this page lists the rules with examples.

Why Iesus and not Jesus?

Older books print Jesus and ejus with a J; Church Latin today usually writes I. Both are said the same way, with a y sound: YEH-soos.

Can I print it?

Yes. Print card prints the Latin with the English beside it, on one page.

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