| Contents | Inviolata |
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From the 11th century.
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| INVIOLATA, integra, et casta es Maria, quae es effecta fulgida caeli porta. |
INVIOLATE, spotless and pure art thou, O Mary Who wast made the radiant gate of the King. |
| O Mater alma Christi carissima, suscipe pia laudum praeconia. |
Holy mother of Christ most dear, receive our devout hymn and praise. |
| Te nunc flagitant devota corda et ora, nostra ut pura pectora sint et corpora. |
Our hearts and tongues now ask of thee that our souls and bodies may be pure. |
| Tu per precata dulcisona, nobis concedas veniam per saecula. |
By thy sweet sounding prayers obtain for us forgiveness forever. |
| O benigna! O Regina! O Maria, quae sola inviolata permansisti. |
O gracious queen, O Mary, who alone among women art inviolate. |
| From Fr. Adrian Fortescue (1874-1923). |
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