DE BEATA VIRGINE MARIA: Peter Abelard

 

DE BEATA VIRGINE MARIA: Peter Abelard

 

Deus, dei verbum,

patri coeternum,

mens ex deo nata,

non creata,

 

Per quem factus mundus,

per quem reparatus,

uotis supplicantum

intende servorum.

 

Iudex noster, christe,

nostri miserere;

ignosce nunc bonus,

ne condempnes iustus.

 

Esto nobis natus,

esto nobis passus,

qui das spem salutis

in utroque nobis,

 

Ne sit nasci vanum,

ne sit pati cassum,

nec insultet hostis

nobis in te fisis.

 

Mater pietatis,

adsis pia nobis

nec spe sua fraudes

de te presumentes.

 

Per te dei factus

ad nos est descensus;

per te conscendendum

nobis est ad ipsum.

 

Per te reducamur,

qui te profitemur

eius ad nos portam

et ad eum nostram.

 

Uni sit et trino

perpes honor deo,

ex quo, per quem cuncta,

in quo sunt creata. Amen.

 

God, the Word of God, coeternal with the Father, born from the mind of God, not created. By whom the world was made, by whom the world was restored, attend to the prayers of your humble servants. O Christ, our Judge, have mercy upon us, in your goodness pardon, in your justice do not condemn. Be born for us, Suffer for us, you who give hope of salvation to us through both. May you not be born in vain, may your suffering not be futile, let not the enemy revile us for having trusted in you. Mother of love, be lovingly present with us, may your hope not deceive those who presume to entreat you. Through you God made his descent to us, through you he condescended to be with us.  Through you we are led back, who trust in you , us to his gate, him to ours.  To God, one and three, be eternal honor, from whom. through whom, in whom all things are created. Amen.

 

 

DE BEATA VIRGINE MARIA II: Peter Abelard

 

Mater Salvatoris

Vide quid dicaris,

Pensa singularem

Nominis honorem.

 

Comple dictum facto,

Sed labore nullo,

Quamvis una prece

Reos absolvente.

 

Aure quippe matris

Quidquid postulabis,

Apud tam benignum

Impetrabis natum.

 

Sanctam matrem iustus

Non offendet natus,

Nec ferent repulsam

Tuae preces ullam.

 

Virtus sanctitatis

Et potestas matris

Quantumcunque magnum

Obtinebunt donum.

 

Preces subplicantis

Non contempnet matris,

Qui parere patri

Iubet sive matri.

 

Mother of the Savior, consider what you are called, think upon the unique honor of your name. Fulfill your title in deed, but without effort, absolve with just one prayer the guilty. As a mother has her children’s ear, whatever you ask before your goodly Son, you will obtain. The just Son will not offend his holy mother, nor will any of your prayers be rejected. The strength of holiness and the power of a mother will secure every great gift. He will not despise the prayers of his supplicant mother, he who commands us to obey father and mother.

 

DE BEATA VIRGINE MARIA III: Peter Abelard

 

Singularis mater.

quia virgo semper.

mater et hac dei.

ad te clamant rei.

Ad te nos clamantes.

et te suspirantes

in districta causa

iuves aduocata.

 

Opem quodam modo

toti debes mundo.

quam velud ex iure

postulamus a te

 

Totum id honoris

nata es pro nobis.

ut sis vite porta

sicute mortis eva.

 

Ad hoc es creata.

ad hoc preelecta;

causam recognosce

et effectum comple.

 

Mundo debes opem.

mundus tibi laudem;

spes post deum nostra.

nobis deum placa.

 

Singular Mother, because ever-virgin, Mother of God at that, the guilty cry to you. To you we cry and to you we sigh, in difficult cases you aid us as our advocate. You are bound to bring help to the whole world, when we as if by right ask of you. This is your honor:  you were born for us, that you might be the gate of life, just as Eve was the gate of death. For this you were created, for this predestined, know the cause and fulfill the effect. You owe aid to the world, the world owes you praise; our hope after God, you pleasing God in us.