Jean-François Millet, The Angelus (1857–59): two peasants stand in a field at dusk, heads bowed in prayer, a church spire on the horizon.

The Regina Caeli in Japanese

天の元后喜び給へ、アレルヤ。

The full text in Japanese (日本語), with the Latin alongside. Use the language name on the card to switch translations.

V. 天の元后喜び給へ、アレルヤ。

R. 御身に投胎り給ひし者は、アレルヤ

V. 宣へる如く甦へり給へり、アレルヤ

R. 我等の爲めに天主に祈り給へ、アレルヤ。

V. 童貞マリア喜び給へ、樂み給へ、アレルヤ。

R. 主眞に甦り給ひたればなり、アレルヤ。

祈願:聖子耶蘇基督の復活を以て世界を喜ばせ給ひし天主、願はくは其御母童貞マリアに因りて終りなき生命の歡喜を我等に得せしめ給へ。我等の主基督に因りて。亞孟

Source: 『公教會祈禱文』, Kobe, 1908

Latin

The official language of the Catholic Church

V. Regina Caeli laetare, alleluia!

R. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia!

V. Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia!

R. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia!

V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia!

R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, 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.

The Regina Caeli is prayed from Easter Sunday until the Saturday after Pentecost. The rest of the year, the prayer is the Angelus.

Regina Caeli in Latin and 19 Other Languages

Each translation is printed exactly as its source gives it. The source is named under the text.

About the Regina Caeli

The Regina Caeli (“Queen of Heaven”) is the joyful Easter antiphon to Our Lady. During Paschaltide it takes the place of the Angelus at 6 AM, noon, and 6 PM. Meaning, history, and how to pray it

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