Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae (“Hail, Holy Queen enthroned above”)
Text by Hermann Contractus, Monk of Reichenau Abbey Tune: “Salve Regina Coelitum” • 88 R
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
Victimae Paschali Laudes (“Christ the Lord is risen today”)
Wipo of Burgundy, Chaplain to Emperor Conrad II; translated into English by Jane Elizabeth Leeson Tune: “Paschal Lamb” • 77 77 D
“Songs Of Thankfulness And Praise” by Christopher Wordsworth Tune: “St George” • 77 77 D “The Epiphany—a cardinal feast—commemorates three manifestations of Christ’s divinity: the visit of the Wise men, our Lord ’s Baptism, and the miracle at Cana.”—Fr. Adrian Fortescue