| Contents | Ave Mater Dolorosa Mother, Hail, Immersed in Woes |
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| Ave, Mater dolorosa, martyrumque prima rosa, audi vocem supplicis: |
Mother, hail, immersed in woes, thou the Martyr's earliest rose, hear my cry, to thee I pray: |
| R. Fac, ut mortis in agone, tua fidens protectione, iusti pacem gaudeam. |
R. Grant that in death's agony, putting all my trust in thee, I may win the just soul's peace. |
| Per dolorem, o Maria, tibi Senis prophetia velut ense, conditum: |
By that sorrow, like a sword, at the holy Simeon's word, piercing through thy heart and soul: |
| R. Fac, ut mortis in agone, ... | R. Grant that in death's agony, ... |
| Per dolorem, quem tulisti, in Aegyptum quum fugisti, ut salvares Puerum: |
By that sorrow, whelming thee, when to Egypt thou dost flee, so to save thy holy Child: |
| R. Fac, ut mortis in agone, ... | R. Grant that in death's agony, ... |
| Per dolorem, quando moerens, inter notos Iesum quaerens, revocabas perditum: |
By that sorrow, when in tears, seeking Jesus midst His peers, thou dost find Him once again: |
| R. Fac, ut mortis in agone, ... | R. Grant that in death's agony, ... |
| Per dolorem, qui te pressit, dulcis Natus quum processit fractus ligni pondere: |
By that sorrow, racking thee, when thy Son's Cross thou dost see bowing Him beneath its weight. |
| R. Fac, ut mortis in agone, ... | R. Grant that in death's agony, ... |
| Per dolorem cordi infixum, dum spectabas Crucifixum, sacra simul victima: |
By that sorrow fixed in thee, whilst He hangs upon the tree, thou thyself a victim too: |
| R. Fac, ut mortis in agone, ... | R. Grant that in death's agony, ... |
| Per dolorem, quando Christi corpus ulnis excepisti, e cruce depositum: |
By that sorrow, when thy breast now enfolds the body blest taken down from of the Cross: |
| R. Fac, ut mortis in agone, ... | R. Grant that in death's agony, ... |
| Per dolorem, dum condebas, pia Mater, et linquebas, in sepulcro Filium: |
By that sorrow, when the tomb Takes Him from thee to its gloom, loving Mother, Virgin blest: |
| R. Fac, ut mortis in agone, ... | R. Grant that in death's agony, ... |
| Christe, cum sit hinc exire, Da per Matrem me venire ad palmam victoriae. Amen. |
Christ, when Thou shalt call me hence, be Thy Mother my defense, be Thy Cross my victory. Amen. |
| (tr. C. E. Spence) |
| From the Raccolta #640, (Apostolic Brief, March 22, 1918; S. P. Ap., July 24, 1931) |
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