Great Catholic Prayers

Ave Maris Stella

Le October 21, 2022

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Ave, maris stella,
Dei Mater alma.
Atque semper Virgo,
felix caeli porta.

Sumens illud Ave
Gabrielis ore,
Funda nos in pace,
mutans Hevae nomen.

Solve vincla reis,
profer lumen caecis,
Mala nostra pelle,
bona cuncta posce.

Monstra te esse matrem :
Sumat per te preces,
qui pro nobis natus
tulit esse tuus.

Virgo singularis,
inter omnes mitis,
nos culpis solutos
mites fac et castos.

Vitam presta puram,
iter para tutum,
ut videntes Jesum,
semper collaetemur

Sit laus Deo Patri,
summo Christo decus,
Spiritui Sancto,
tribus honor unus.
Amen.

L'Assomption de la Vierge
The Assumption of the Virgin, Bergognone (v. 1453–1523), MET, NYC, USA. Public Domain

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