Marian antiphons: “Salve Regina misericordiae”
Marian antiphon “salve regina”: origin and meaning
| Salve Regina misericordiae, Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus, exules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus gementes Et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos, Misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, Nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Maria. | Hail, merciful Queen Our life, our sweetness and our hope, hail To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve To you do we sigh, mourning and weeping In this valley of tears Turn then, our advocate Those merciful eyes of yours toward us And Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb |
The apostolic exhortation Marialis Cultus recognizes in the Marian antiphons a privileged expression of filial love for Mary, situating these chants at the heart of the liturgy and of ecclesial devotion.
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