Regina Caeli Laetari

Started by Vox Clara, April 22, 2022, 12:04:34 PM

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Vox Clara

From Catholic Harbor of Faith and Morals:



Regina Caeli Laetari

From Eastertide from Holy Saturday until Trinity Sunday
instead of the praying the Angelus


Anthem to the Blessed Virgin

There is a venerable tradition connected with this joyous Anthem. It is related that a fearful pestilence raged in Rome, during one of the Easters of the pontificate of St. Gregory the Great. In order to propitiate the anger of God, the holy Pope prescribed a public procession of both people and clergy, in which was to be carried the portrait of our Blessed Lady painted by St. Luke. The procession was advancing in the direction of Saint Peter's; and as the holy Picture, followed by the Pontiff, was carried along, the atmosphere became pure and free from pestilence. Having reached the bridge which joins the City with the Vatican, a choir of Angels was heard singing above the Picture, and saying: "Rejoice, O Queen of heaven, alleluia! for He whom thou deservedst to bear, alleluia! hath risen, as He said, alleluia!" As soon as the heavenly music ceased, the saintly Pontiff took courage, and added these words to those of the Angels: "Pray to God for us, alleluia!" Thus was composed the Paschal Anthem to our Lady. Raising his eyes to heaven, Gregory saw the destroying Angel standing on the top of the Mole of Hadrian, and sheathing his sword. In memory of this apparition, the Mole was called the Castle of Saint Angela, and on the dome was placed an immense statue representing an Angel holding his sword in the scabbard.


Regina Caeli

Regina caeli, laetare, Alleluia.

Qua quem meruisti portare, Alleluia.

Resurrexit, sicut dixit, Alleluia.

Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia.

V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, Alleluia.

R. Qua surrexit Dominus vere, Alleluia.


Oremus

Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri, Jesu Christi, mundum laetificare dignatus es, praesta, quaesumus, ut per ejus Genitricem Virginem Mariam perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae: per eumdem Christum, Dominum nostrum. Amen   



Queen of heaven

O Queen of heaven, rejoice, Alleluia.

For He Whom thou didst merit to bear, Alleluia.

Hath risen as He said, Alleluia.

Pray for us to God, Alleluia.

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary! Alleluia.

R. Because the Lord is truly risen, Alleluia.


Let us pray

O God, Who by the resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, hast vouchsafed to make glad the whole world, grant, we beseech Thee, that, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His mother, we may lay hold of the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen



(The Sovereign Pontiff Benedict XIII, by a brief, Injuntae nobis, Set. 14, 1724, amended by the Sacred Penitentiary Apostolic, Feb. 20, 1933, granted a plenary indulgence, once a month, to all the faithful who, everyday in the morning, at noon, and in the evening at sunset, shall say devoutly the Angelus Dominie, with the Hail Mary, three times, or at Eastertide the Regina Caeli, on any day when, being truly penitent, after confession and communion, they shall pray for peace and union among Christian princes, for the extirpation of heresy, and for the triumph of Holy Mother Church; also an indulgence of ten years, on all the other days in the year, ever time that they shall devoutly say these prayers.)

Vox Clara

And because he who sings prays twice...

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Goldfinch

Quote from: Vox Clara on April 22, 2022, 12:36:28 PM
And because he who sings prays twice...

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Truly heavenly. One of my favorite antiphons.
"For there are no works of power, dearly-beloved, without the trials of temptations, there is no faith without proof, no contest without a foe, no victory without conflict. This life of ours is in the midst of snares, in the midst of battles; if we do not wish to be deceived, we must watch: if we want to overcome, we must fight." - St. Leo the Great

Michael Wilson

Re. Singing the Regina Caeli: My Mom loved how the French trads sang the R.C. However, Mom (and the rest of us) cannot carry a tune even in a burlap sac. So on the way home from Mass in France one year during Easter, she breaks out in her version of the Hymn; unfortunately she mangled the tune so much that she was "singing" it to the tune of "for he's a jolly good fellow"!
"The World Must Conform to Our Lord and not He to it." Rev. Dennis Fahey CSSP

"My brothers, all of you, if you are condemned to see the triumph of evil, never applaud it. Never say to evil: you are good; to decadence: you are progess; to death: you are life. Sanctify yourselves in the times wherein God has placed you; bewail the evils and the disorders which God tolerates; oppose them with the energy of your works and your efforts, your life uncontaminated by error, free from being led astray, in such a way that having lived here below, united with the Spirit of the Lord, you will be admitted to be made but one with Him forever and ever: But he who is joined to the Lord is one in spirit." Cardinal Pie of Potiers

diaduit

bump

It would be great this was bumped each day until Pentecost.  I'm coming up to the Angelus now, my time so I can click the sung version and sing along.


Goldfinch

Quote from: Michael Wilson on April 22, 2022, 04:18:03 PM
Re. Singing the Regina Caeli: My Mom loved how the French trads sang the R.C. However, Mom (and the rest of us) cannot carry a tune even in a burlap sac. So on the way home from Mass in France one year during Easter, she breaks out in her version of the Hymn; unfortunately she mangled the tune so much that she was "singing" it to the tune of "for he's a jolly good fellow"!

That made me chuckle. Now I'm finding it hard to dissociate Regina Caeli from he's a jolly good fellow.
"For there are no works of power, dearly-beloved, without the trials of temptations, there is no faith without proof, no contest without a foe, no victory without conflict. This life of ours is in the midst of snares, in the midst of battles; if we do not wish to be deceived, we must watch: if we want to overcome, we must fight." - St. Leo the Great

Jayne

We have been trying to sing Regina Caeli together as a family at noon this Easter and are managing to do it most days.  We gather in the living room and the dog always comes to be with the family.  Today she brought a squeaky toy along and squeaked with us as we sang.

If "he who sings prays twice," I figure that must count as triple prayers.   ;D 
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine.