LISTEN to a Jubilant Regina Caeli (Queen of Heaven Rejoice) Sung in an Empty Church with Stunning Images of Art


Regina Caeli (Queen of Heaven) Easter Prayer Sung in an Empty Church; with beautiful images of art:
This song was recorded in the church of San Justo in Segovia, on March 20, 1994, by the Abadía Chamber Choir, members of the humanitarian aid association "Voices for Peace".
“Voices for Peace” (Músicos Solidarios), is a humanitarian aid association, made up of musicians, that uses music as a means to raise funds that allow them to carry out projects that contribute to the eradication of poverty and the improvement of conditions. of life of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people and communities around the world.
This prayer honoring the mother of Jesus, is said in place of the Angelus, during the Easter season, at 6am, 12pm and 6pm daily. It is also the Marian antiphon that ends Compline (Night Prayer) in this season. It can be traced back to the 12th century.
The author is unknown. Tradition says that Pope St Gregory the Great (who lived from 590−604) heard angels chanting the first three lines one Easter morning and was inspired to add the fourth line.
This was during a procession with an image of the Blessed Virgin that was held to pray for the ending of a pestilence in Rome. (FULL LYRICS in Latin and English below the Video)

WORDS (FULL TEXT) OF THE PRAYER 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.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
The Son whom you merited to bear, alleluia.
Has risen, as He said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
Let us pray.
O God, who through the resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
gave rejoicing to the world,
grant, we pray, that through his Mother, the Virgin Mary,
we may obtain the joy of everlasting life.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.


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