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 Chinese (Traditional)

天皇后喜樂,亞肋路亞!

The full text in Chinese (Traditional) (中文), with the Latin alongside. Use the language name on the card to switch translations.

V. 天皇后喜樂,亞肋路亞!

R. 蓋爾攸孕者,亞肋路亞!

V. 於前云復活,亞肋路亞!

R. 為我等祈天主,亞肋路亞!

V. 童貞瑪利亞,喜樂哉!亞肋路亞!

R. 為主真復活,亞肋路亞!

請眾同禱:天主,為爾聖子耶穌基利斯督我等主之復活,令天下萬民喜慶。懇祈爾為童貞聖母瑪利亞,賜我等永享常生之喜樂,亦為是我等主基利斯督。亞孟。

Source: 《天主教教理簡編》, Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan, 2017

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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