Marian Antiphon: “Ave maris stella”
Marian hymn “ave maris stella”: text and theological meaning
| Ave, Maris Stella, Dei mater alma, Atque semper Virgo, Félix caeli porta. Sumens illud Ave, Gabrielis ore, Funda nos in pace Mutans Evae nomen. Solve vincla reis, Profer lumen caecis, Mala nostra pelle, Bona cuncta posce. Monstra te esse Matrem, Sumat per te preces, Qui pro nobis natus Tulit esse tuus. Virgo singularis, Inter omnes mitis, Nos, culpis solutos, Mites fac et castos. Vitam praesta puram, Iter para tutum: Ut, videntes Jesum, Semper collaetemur. Sit laus Deo Patri, Summo Cristo decus Spiritui Sancto, Tribus honor unus. Amen. | Hail, Star of the Sea, Holy Mother of God, Ever Virgin Mary, Blessed gate of heaven. Hearing that “Ave” Break the chains of the guilty, Show that you are Mother; Peerless Virgin, Grant us a pure life, Praise forever to the Father |
The hymn “Ave maris stella” and its place in Marian devotion and liturgy are addressed by Paul VI in the apostolic exhortation Marialis Cultus, which recognizes in this canticle a poetic and theological synthesis of the identity and mission of Mary.
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