Nativitas gloriosae Virginis Mariae

General information

Antiphon for the feast of the Nativity of the BVM.

Settings by composers

• Luca Marenzio SATB
• Nicolas Merques SAT

Text and translations

Latin text Nativitas gloriosae Virginis Mariae, ex semine Abrahae, orta de tribu Juda, clara ex stirpe David, cuius vita inclyta cunctas illustrat Ecclesias.

English translation The nativity of the glorious Virgin Mary, of the seed of Abraham, arising out of the tribe of Judah from the lineage of David, whose famous life gives lustre to all the churches.