Marian Antiphons: “Salve sancta parens”
The Marian Antiphon “Salve sancta parens”: Text and Meaning
| Salve sancta parens Enixa puerpera Regem Qui caelum terramque regit In saecula saeculorum. Ps. 44. Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum: Gloria Patri et Filio Et Spiritui Sancto, Sicut erat in principio, Et nunc et semper Et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. | Hail, holy Mother, You who gave birth to the King Who rules heaven and earth for ever and ever Ps 45:1. With my heart stirring with good words Glory be to the Father, to the Son |
Marian antiphons in the liturgy of the Church are esteemed by Paul VI in the Apostolic Exhortation Marialis Cultus, which recognizes in these chants a genuine form of Marian devotion rooted in ecclesial Tradition.
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