Laudes - Hymnus
29 April, 2023
Hymnus
1. Te Catharína, máximis
1. You, Catherine, we venerate
Nunc venerámur láudibus,
Now with full praise,
Cunctæ lumen Ecclésiæ,
As the light of the whole Church,
Sertis ornáta plúrimis.
Adorned with many crowns.
2. Magnis aucta virtútibus
2. Endowed with great virtues
Et vita florens ínclita,
And enriched by an illustrious life,
Húmili mente ac strénua
With a humble and resolute heart,
Per crucis pergis trámitem.
Advance on the way of the cross.
3. Stella vidéris pópulis
3. You appear as an announcing star
Salúbris pacis núntia;
To the peoples a healthy peace;
Mores restáuras óptimos,
You renew the best costumes,
Feróces mulces ánimos.
You placate the ferocious spirits.
4. Sancto compúlsa Spíritu,
4. Prompted by the Holy Spirit,
Igníta verba lóqueris,
You speak words on fire,
Quæ lucem sapiéntiæ,
Who instill the light of wisdom
Æstus amóris íngerunt.
And the ardor of love.
5. Tuis confísos précibus,
5. We who trust in your prayers,
Virgo dilécta Dómino,
O Virgin beloved to the Lord,
Nos caritáte cóncitos
He does that, animated by charity
Fac Sponsi regna quǽrere.
We seek the kingdom of the Bridegroom.
6. Glória tibi, Dómine,
6. All glory, Lord, to you, we pay,
Qui surrexísti a mórtuis,
Arisen from the dead, today;
Cum Patre et Sancto Spíritu,
With the Father and the Spirit be
In sempitérna sǽcula.
All glory, yours eternally.
Amen.
Amen.