Ave Maria, Virgo
Serena Motet adapted from a Sequence Hymn (c. 1100) for feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
The Church of the Advent Lady Chapel Altar Centerpiece by E. Thomann, ca. 1800. |
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Ave Maria, Gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Virgo serena. Ave, cuius Conceptio, Solemni plena gaudio, Caelestia, Terrestria, Nova replet laetitia. Ave, cuius Nativitas Nostra fuit solemnitas, Ut lucifer lux oriens Verum solem praeveniens. |
Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee, Virgin fair. Hail, thou whose Conception, Our feast of great joy, Fills heaven and earth With new gladness. Hail, thou whose Nativity Became our celebration; Bright as the Morning Star Thou precedest the true Sun. |
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Ave pia humilitas, Sine viro fecunditas, Cuius Annuntiatio Nostra fuit salvatio. Ave vera virginitas, Immaculata castitas, Cuius Purificatio Nostra fuit purgatio. |
Hail, blessed humility, Inviolate fecundity, Whose Annunciation Became our salvation. Hail, true virginity, Immaculate chastity, Whose Purification Became our expiation. |
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Ave, praeclara omnibus Angelicis virtutibus, Cuius Assumptio Nostra fuit glorificatio. O Mater Dei, Memento mei. Amen. |
Hail, thou who shinest With all angelic virtues, Whose Assumption Became our glorification. O Mother of God, Be mindful of me. Amen. |