hail holy queen
🌹 prayer
Hail, Holy Queen,
Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve.
To thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this, our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary.Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
that we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
🕯️ what it is
the hail holy queen is a marian prayer often prayed at the end of the rosary.
it is a prayer of appeal, hope, mercy, and trust.
🧭 when i might use this
- at the end of the rosary
- during night prayer
- when i feel spiritually tired
- when i need comfort
- when i want familiar words
- when i need a prayer that can carry grief and hope at the same time
🧠 note to self
this prayer does not pretend life is easy.
it gives sorrow somewhere holy to go.
it is both ache and trust, which feels very human.