As I prepare to depart for some time at sea, I wanted to leave you with a beautiful hymn to our Blessed Mother, "Ave Maris Stella" or "Hail, Star of the Sea." Please pray for me, and check for updates if I am able to post from sea!
| Ave Maris Stella | Hail, Star of the Sea
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| Dei Mater alma, | Portal of the sky |
| Atque semper virgo, | Ever virgin Mother |
| Felix coeli porta. | Of the Lord Most High. |
| Sumens illud ave | O! by Gabriel's Ave, |
| Gabrielis ore, | Uttered long ago, |
| Funda nos in pace, | Eva's name reversing, |
| Mutans Evae nomen | Established peace below |
| Solve vincia reis | Break the captives' fetters, |
| Profer lumen caecis | Light on blindness pour, |
| Mala nostra pelle, | All our ills expelling, |
| Bona cuncta posce. | Every bliss implore |
| Monstra te esse Matrem | Show thyself a Mother, |
| Sumat per te preces | Offer Him our sighs, |
| Qui pro nobis natus | Who for us incarnate |
| Tulit esse tuus | Did not thee despise |
| Virgo singularis | Virgin of all virgins |
| Inter omnes mitis | To thy shelter take us, |
| Nos culpis solutos | Gentlest of the gentle |
| Mites fac et castos | Chaste and gentle make us |
| Vitam presta puram | Still, as on we journey, |
| Iter para tutum, | Help our weak endeavor, |
| Ut, videntes Jesum | Till with thee and Jesus |
| Semper collaetemur | We rejoice forever |
| Sit laus Deo Patri, | through the highest heaven, |
| Summo Cristo decus | To the almighty Three |
| Spiritui sancto: | Father, Son, and Spirit, |
| Tribus honor unus. | One same glory be. |
| Amen. | Amen. |
Saint Brendan the Navigator, pray for us!
"If I fly with the wings of dawn, and alight beyond the sea,
even there your hand will guide me, your right hand hold me fast."
~Psalm 139:9-10
1 comment:
The psalm you included at the bottom of the post is one of my favorites, especially when traveling. Have you ever heard Fernando Ortega's musical version of it? It's breath-taking. Thanks for the beautiful hymn.
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