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Marian antiphons are a group of hymns in the Gregorian chant repertory of the Catholic Church, sung in honor of the Virgin Mary. [25] Marian antiphons are not true antiphons in that they are not associated and chanted with a Psalm verse; in an attempt to avoid confusion the terms votive antiphons or breviary anthems [26] are sometimes used instead.
(Gregorian notation below.) The Salve Regina in solemn tone, Gregorian chant notation The " Salve Regina " ( / ˌ s æ l v eɪ r ə ˈ dʒ iː n ə / SAL -vay rə- JEE -nə , Ecclesiastical Latin : [ˈsalve reˈdʒina] ; meaning "Hail Queen"), also known as the " Hail Holy Queen ", is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at ...
Marian music is now an inherent element in many aspects of the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Catholic Mariology. Throughout the centuries Marian music has grown and progressed, and witnessed a resurgence along with the Renaissance , e.g. with the composition of the Ave Maria motet by Josquin des Prez .
Chant notation of the "Regina caeli" antiphon in simple tone "Regina caeli" (Ecclesiastical Latin: [reˈdʒina ˈtʃeli]; Queen of Heaven) is a musical antiphon addressed to the Blessed Virgin Mary that is used in the liturgy of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church during the Easter season, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
Gregorian chant was originally used for singing the Office (by male and female religious) and for singing the parts of the Mass pertaining to the lay faithful (male and female), the celebrant (priest, always male) and the choir (composed of male ordained clergy, except in convents). Outside the larger cities, the number of available clergy ...
Salve Regina (Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy) has the liberty of Gregorian chant. Vita dulcedo (Hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope) is calm. Ad te clamamus (To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve) is an exclamation, hammering and wild.
Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin. ℟. Give me strength against thine enemies. Let us pray We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to assist our infirmity: that like as we do now commemorate Blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, Mother of God; so by the help of her intercession we may die to our former sins and rise again to newness of life.
"Alma Redemptoris Mater" (Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈalma redempˈtoris ˈmater]; "Loving Mother of our Redeemer") is a Marian hymn, written in Latin hexameter, and one of four seasonal liturgical Marian antiphons sung at the end of the office of Compline (the other three being Ave Regina Caelorum, Regina Caeli and Salve Regina).