Ave Regina Cœlorum

Premonstratensian Chant Version

(July 2026)

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Our Lord gave his own Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, to be Mother of all Christians, and so it is fitting that we celebrate her as Mother of the Church as we re-enter Ordinary Time on the Monday after Pentecost, and once again sing to her the Ave Regina cœlorum each night after Compline.

Mary accompanies us throughout Ordinary Time and in all the ordinary tasks of our daily lives, bringing to each of them the touch of her glory, light, and beauty.

“Ave, Regina cœlorum, Ave, Domina Angelorum...”

Our Blessed Mother is Queen of Heaven and Lady of the Angels, whose glory “shines forth on earth until the day of the Lord shall come, a sign of certain hope and comfort to the pilgrim people of God” (Lumen gentium, n. 68, quoted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 972).

“Salve, radix, salve, porta,
Ex qua mundo lux est orta...”

She is next hailed as “root” and “gate,” for through her the Father gave us his Son, through her the Light of the world came to us, and through her He wishes to give us every grace.

“Gaude, Virgo gloriosa, super omnes speciosa...”

Our Lady is perfectly beautiful because she is a spotless mirror reflecting the beauty of God (cf. Wisdom 7:26). She, above all others, shows us the beauty of the holiness for which we strive. “While in the most Blessed Virgin the Church has already reached that perfection whereby she exists without spot or wrinkle, the faithful still strive to conquer sin and increase in holiness. And so they turn their eyes to Mary…” (Lumen gentium, n. 65).

“Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora.”

Ordinary Time is a time of growth in which the seeds of grace that were planted during the high season of Easter and the great solemnities that follow develop and mature so they can bear good fruits of virtue in our lives. May our Blessed Mother, “through whom the Light rose for the world,” nurture this Light in each of us “until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts” (2 Peter 1:19).