BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINIS REGINÆ: Ad Officium lectionis: Victorius Genovesi

Vittorio Genovesi (1887-1967) was a Jesuit priest, who won three times the golden medal  poeticum Hoeufftianum – Latin poetry contest.

Rerum suprémo in vértice

regína, Virgo, sísteris,

exuberánter ómnium

ditáta pulchritúdine.

Princeps opus tu cétera

inter creáta prænites,

prædestináta Fílium,

qui prótulit te, gígnere.

Ut Christus alta ab árbore

rex purpurátus sánguine,

sic passiónis párticeps

tu mater es vivéntium.

Tantis decóra láudibus,

ad nos ovántes réspice,

tibíque sume grátulans

quod fúndimus præcónium.

Patri sit et Paráclito

tuóque Nato glória,

qui veste te mirábili

circumdedérunt grátiæ. Amen.

You are enthroned at the highest summit of all, O Virgin Queen, enriched with beauty more abundantly than all.  Preeminent in your work you outshine all other creatures, predestined to give birth to the Son, who brought you forth. As Christ high upon the tree was a King stained royal purple by his blood,  so  you are the Mother of all the living by sharing in his passion. Decked with such high praises, behold us who celebrate you, and gladly receive the lauds we pour out to you. To the Father and Paraclete and to you, the Son, glory, who wondrously adorned and surrounded you with grace. Amen.