Madonna by Raphael, an example of Marian art Mary, Mother of Grace (Latin: Maria Mater Gratiae) is a Roman Catholic prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Background and origin
This prayer is a fragment from within the DEVOTION IN MEMORY OF THE AGONY OF JESUS found in Section VI of the Raccolta.[1]
Hymn
- Maria, mater gratiae,
- Mary, gracious mother,
- Dulcis parens clementiae,
- Sweet fount of mercy,
- Tu nos ab hoste protege,
- Protect us from the foe,
- Et mortis hora suscipe.
- And receive us in our hour of death.
- Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
- Jesu, glory be to Thee,
- Qui natus es de Virgine,
- Born of the Virgin,
- Cum Patre et almo Spiritu,
- With the Father and the Holy Spirit,
- In sempiterna saecula. Amen.
- For ever and ever. Amen.[2]
See also
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- Roman Catholic Mariology
- Raccolta
- Marian devotions
- Blessed Virgin Mary
References
- ^ St. John, Fr Ambrse. "THE RACCOLTA OR COLLECTION OF INDULGENCED PRAYERS".
- ^ "Fauré Requiem and Other Sacred Music - The Cambridge Singers" (PDF).
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