ve, maris stella,
Dei Mater alma,
Atque semper Virgo,
Felix cæli porta.
Hail, bright star of ocean,
God's own Mother blest,
Ever sinless Virgin,
Gate of heavenly rest.
umens illud Ave
Gabrielis ore,
Funda nos in pace,
Mutans Hevæ nomen.
Taking that sweet Ave
Which from Gabriel came,
Peace confirm within us,
Changing Eva's name.
olve vincla reis,
Profer lumen cæcis,
Mala nostra pelle,
Bona cuncta posce.
Break the captives' fetters,
Light on blindness pour,
All our ills expelling,
Every bliss implore.
onstra te esse matrem:
Sumat per te preces,
Qui pro nobis natus,
Tulit esse tuus.
Show thyself a Mother;
May the Word Divine,
Born for us thy Infant,
Hear our prayers through thine.
irgo singularis,
Inter omnes mitis,
Nos culpis solutos,
Mites fac et castos.
Virgin all excelling,
Mildest of the mild,
Freed from guilt, preserve us,
Pure and undefiled.
itam præsta puram,
Iter para tutum,
Ut videntes Jesum,
Semper collætemur.
Keep our life all spotless,
Make our way secure,
Till we find in Jesus,
Joy forevermore.
it laus Deo Patri,
Summo Christo decus,
Spiritui Sancto,
Tribus honor unus.
Amen.
Through the highest heaven
To the Almighty Three,
Father, Son and Spirit,
One same glory be.
Amen.
for those who seek...