Pope Leo XIV sings the Marian Antiphon at the end of the Holy Mass in Castel Gandolfo on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Latin text: Ave, Regina cælorum, Ave, Domina Angelorum: Salve, radix, salve, porta Ex qua mundo lux est orta. Gaude, Virgo gloriosa, Super omnes speciosa, Vale, o valde decora, Et pro nobis Christum exora. English translation: Hail, O Queen of Heaven. Hail, O Lady of Angels Hail! thou root, hail! thou gate From whom unto the world a light has arisen

THE AVE REGINA CAELORUM The Ave Regina Caelorum ("Hail, Queen of Heaven") is a traditional Marian antiphon sung in the Roman Catholic Church from Compline on February 2 (Candlemas) through Wednesday of Holy Week. It is one of four antiphons dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, traditionally sung at the end of Night Prayer. The hymn is a greeting and plea for the intercession of Mary, often attributed to the 11th-century monk Herman Contractus. Hail, O Queen of Heaven. Hail, O Lady of Angels Hai