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The hour

The Angelus is said in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. Those hours are six in the morning, noon, and six in the evening. From Easter Sunday through Pentecost the Regina Caeli replaces the Angelus. The hours are an invitation. The prayer may be said at them, or left.

One other hour, and one prayer whose full English is already in the study.

The Angelus

Said in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, kneeling. At “And the Word was made flesh” the custom is to bow.

English

V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.

R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.

R. Be it done unto me according to thy word.

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

V. And the Word was made flesh.

R. And dwelt among us.

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of his Resurrection. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Latin

V. Ángelus Dómini nuntiávit Maríæ.

R. Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.

Ave, María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum. Benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta María, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.

V. Ecce ancílla Dómini.

R. Fiat mihi secúndum verbum tuum.

Ave, María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum. Benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta María, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.

V. Et Verbum caro factum est.

R. Et habitávit in nobis.

Ave, María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum. Benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta María, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.

V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.

R. Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi.

Orémus. Grátiam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine, méntibus nostris infúnde; ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem cognóvimus, per passiónem eius et crucem, ad resurrectiónis glóriam perducámur. Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.

The Regina Caeli

Said from Easter Sunday through Pentecost, in place of the Angelus, standing.

English

Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia!

For he whom you were worthy 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, our Lord Jesus Christ, did vouchsafe to give joy to the world; grant, we beseech you, that through his Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Latin

Regína cæli lætáre, allelúia.

Quia quem meruísti portáre, allelúia.

Resurréxit, sicut dixit, allelúia.

Ora pro nobis Deum, allelúia.

V. Gaude et lætáre, Virgo María, allelúia.

R. Quia surréxit Dóminus vere, allelúia.

Orémus. Deus, qui per resurrectiónem Fílii tui Dómini nostri Iesu Christi mundum lætificáre dignátus es, præsta, quæsumus, ut per eius Genetrícem Vírginem Maríam perpétuæ capiámus gáudia vitæ. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.