Beata Dei genitrix Maria, virgo perpetua

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General information

Not to be confused with the responsory Beata Dei genitrix.

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Anonymous STTB
Francisco Guerrero SSAATB
Francesco de Layolle STTB
Francesco Stivori SATTB; only first part
Francisco Valls ST.SATB

Text and translations

Latin text

Beata Dei genitrix Maria,
Virgo perpetua, templum Domini,
sacrarium spiritus sancti,
sola sine exemplo
placuisti Domino Jesu Christo:
ora pro populo,
interveni pro clero,
intercede pro devoto femineo sexu.
Alleluia, alleluia.

English translation

O blessed Mary mother of God,
perpetual virgin, temple of our Lord,
the sacred place of the holy Ghost:
thou alone without example,
didst please our Lord Jesus Christ:
pray for the people,
be a mean for the clergy,
make intercession for the devout feminine sex.

German translation

O selige Gebärerin Gottes, Maria,
ewige Jungfrau, Tempel des Herrn,
Heiligtum des heiligen Geistes,
einzig ohne Beispiel,
gefielst du dem Herren Jesus Christus:
bitte für das Volk,
setze dich ein für den Klerus,
tritt ein für die weiblichen Gläubigen.

Translation by Gerhard Weydt