Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee, serene virgin.
Blessed are you among women,
for you gave birth to peace among men
and the glory of angels;
and blessed is the fruit of your womb,
that we all may be his heirs
redeemed, through grace.
For this, moreover, hail:
into the world so sweetly,
contrary to the law of the flesh:
you have brought forth a child,
have borne anew the sun,
born at day-star’s dawning.
For lowly and great,
lion and lamb,
our saviour Christ:
you have been his temple,
while still a virgin.
For the flower and rose,
the bread and the shepherd:
you queen of virgins,
a rose without a thorn,
you became their mother.
You are the royal seat of justice,
you are the mother of mercy,
from out of the depths of dregs and misery
hast seen Theophilus to grace.
The heavenly court praises you,
you the king’s mother and daughter;
through you the accused is given grace,
through you favor comes to the just.
Therefore, star of the sea,
sanctuary of the word of God,
morn of sun’s new dawning,
gate of paradise,
through whom light was born:
pray to your son,
to forgive us our sins
and in the realm of splendor
in which light shines eternally,
gather us together forever. Amen.
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