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"Ave Regina caelorum" is one of theMarian antiphons said or sung in theLiturgy of the Hours at the close ofcompline. In theRoman Breviary as revised byPope Pius V in 1569 it was assigned for this use from compline of 2 February until compline ofWednesday of Holy Week. Since the revision of the Liturgy of the Hours in 1969, the only Marian antiphon for whose use a fixed period is laid down is theEaster season antiphonRegina caeli.[1][2][3][4]
Like the other Marian antiphons, Ave Regina caelorum has been set to polyphonic music by composers such asLeonel Power (d. 1445),Guillaume Du Fay (d. 1474),Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611),Marc-Antoine Charpentier, 3 settings, H.22, H.19, H. 45,Manuel de Sumaya (1678-1755), andJoseph Haydn (1732-1809).[5][6][7]
The prayer, whose author is unknown, is found in manuscripts from the twelfth century onward.[2]
The antiphon itself consists of two stanzas, each of four lines:
| Latin | English 1 |
|---|---|
Ave, Regina caelorum, | Hail, O Queen of Heaven. |
Compline, as revised in 1969 after theSecond Vatican Council, ends with the antiphon alone. In the earlierRoman Breviary the followingversicle and the following prayer are added to the antiphon:
| Latin[9] | English 1 | English 2 |
|---|---|---|
℣. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata. | ℣. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin. | ℣. Allow me to praise thee, O sacred Virgin. |
Marc-Antoine Charpentier has composed oneAve Regina coelorum H.19, for 3 voices and bc (1670) and oneAve Regina coelorum H.45 (1690) for soloists, chorus, 2 violins and bc.
Manuel de Sumaya also composed anAve Regina Caelorum, but instead written for 4 voices (SATB).
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