Chant of the Mystics: Gregorian Chant “Salve Regina“ (Monastic Tone) - Hymn to Purity

The “Salve Regina“, also known as the “Hail Holy Queen“, is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. The Salve Regina is traditionally sung at Compline (final prayer of the day). The Hail Holy Queen is also the final prayer of the Rosary. The work was composed during the Middle Ages and originally appeared in Latin, the prevalent language of Western Christianity until modern times. Though traditionally ascribed