Sunday, April 20, 2014

Easter


   Victimae Paschali laudes immolent Christiani
   Agnus redemit oves; Christus innocens Patri reconciliavit peccatores.
   Mors et vita duello conflixere mirando; dux vitae mortuus, regnat vivus.
   Dic nobis, Maria, quid vidisti in via?
   Sepulchrum Christi viventis et gloriam vidi resurgentis.
   Angelicos testes, sudarium et vestes.
   Surrexit Christus spes mea: praecedet vos in Galilaeam.
   Scimus Christum surrexisse a mortuis vere; tu nobis, victor Rex, miserere. Amen. Alleluia.



Friday, April 18, 2014

Good Friday


At the Cross her station keeping,
stood the mournful Mother weeping,
close to her Son to the last

Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,
all His bitter anguish bearing,
now at length the sword has passed

O how sad and sore distressed
was that Mother, highly blest,
of the sole-begotten One.

Christ above in torment hangs,
she beneath beholds the pangs
of her dying glorious Son

Is there one who would not weep,
whelmed in miseries so deep,
Christ's dear Mother to behold?

Can the human heart refrain
from partaking in her pain,
in that Mother's pain untold?

By the Cross with thee to stay,
there with thee to weep and pray,
is all I ask of thee to give.

Christ, when Thou shalt call me hence,
be Thy Mother my defense,
be Thy Cross my victory;

While my body here decays,
may my soul Thy goodness praise,
Safe in Paradise with Thee.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Holy Thursday

Tantum Ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio
Salus,  honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio
Amen

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Ave Maria

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.

Today is the Feast of the Annunciation - remembering the day that the angel appeared to the Blessed Mother.  It is also the day that Archbishop Lefebrve passed away in 1991. 

Friday, March 14, 2014