Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae (“Hail, Holy Queen enthroned above”)
Text by Hermann Contractus, Monk of Reichenau Abbey
Tune: “Salve Regina Coelitum” • 88 R
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Regina Caeli, Jubila (“For mirth now, Queen of heaven, sing”)
Translation: Fr. Dominic Popplewell
Tune: “Regina Caeli Jubila” • 88 R
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Regina Caeli Laetare (“Be joyful, Mary, heavenly Queen”)
“Regina Caeli” was initially a Christmas hymn, but over the centuries it became an Easter hymn; at this point, both text and tune should only be used during Eastertide.
Tune: “Regina Caeli Jubila” • 88 R
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Vergine Madre, Figlia Del Tuo Figlio (“Maiden, yet a Mother”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
Text only—can be used with any 65 65 D
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Vergine Madre, Figlia Del Tuo Figlio (“Maiden, yet a Mother”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
Tune: “Une Vaine Crainte” • 65 65 D
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“Jesus, Meek And Lowly” by Fr. Henry Augustine Collins, Cistercian
Tune: “St Martin” • 66 66 Trochaic
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Stille Nacht (“Silent Night, Holy Night”)
This German text was composed by Fr. Josef Mohr, a Catholic priest who died in 1848. He should not be confused with a Jesuit priest, Fr. Josef Hermann Mohr (d. 1892), who published many German hymnals. The English translation (“Silent Night”) was composed by John Freeman Young.
Tune: “Stille Nacht” • 66 88 66
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Venez Divin Messie (“O come, Divine Messiah”)
Translation: Sister Mary of Saint Philip
Tune: “Venez, Divin Messie” • 78 76 R
