Saints
Mary
Feast Day · January 1

Mary

Patron ofAll Humanity, Mothers, Virgins, The Church
SituationsGrief, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Purity
ProfessionsMothers, Religious
Why this patronage

The Blessed Virgin Mary is the patroness of all humanity, and in a special way of mothers and of virgins, because in her these two states meet as in no other creature: she is at once the Virgin who said “yes” to the angel and the Mother who bore the Son of God, so that virgins look to her purity and mothers to her motherhood. She is patroness of the whole Church because from the Cross her Son gave her to the beloved disciple, and through him to all the faithful, as their mother (John 19:26-27). Mothers in pregnancy and the grieving turn to her especially — to her who carried Christ in her womb and stood beneath his Cross. Under her countless titles she is invoked across the whole world.

Life

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, is the most venerated saint in the Catholic Church. Chosen by God to bear His Son Jesus Christ, she said “yes” to the Archangel Gabriel at the Annunciation. Her life of faith, humility, and obedience is the model for all Christians. She is honored under many titles and her intercession is sought throughout the world.

Prayer

Salve Regina

Salve Regína,
Hail holy Queen,
Sei gegrüßt, o Königin,
Dios te Salve, Reina
Salut, ô Reine,
Salve, Regina,
mater misericórdiæ;
mother of mercy,
Mutter der Barmherzigkeit;
y Madre de Misericordia,
Mère de miséricorde ;
madre di misericordia;
vita, dulcédo, et spes nostra, salve.
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
Unser Leben, unsere Wonne und unsere Hoffnung, sei gegrüßt!
Vida, dulzura y esperanza nuestra, Dios te Salve.
notre vie, notre douceur, et notre espérance, salut.
vita, dolcezza e speranza nostra, salve.
Ad te clamámus
To thee do we cry,
Zu dir rufen wir
A ti clamamos
Vers toi nous crions,
A te ricorriamo,
éxsules fílii Evæ,
poor banished children of Eve,
verbannte Kinder Evas;
los desterrados hijos de Eva.
enfants d'Éve exilés,
esuli figli di Eva;
ad te suspirámus,
to thee do we send up our sighs,
Zu dir seufzen wir
A ti suspiramos
vers toi nous soupirons,
a te sospiriamo,
geméntes et flentes
mourning and weeping
Trauernd und weinend
gimiendo y llorando
gémissant et pleurant
gementi e piangenti
in hac lacrimárum valle.
in this valley of tears.
in diesem Tal der Tränen.
en este valle de lagrimas.
dans cette vallée de larmes.
in questa valle di lacrime.
Eia ergo, advocáta nostra,
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
Wohlan denn, unsere Fürsprecherin,
Ea pues Señora Abogada nuestra,
Tourne donc vers nous, ô notre avocate,
Orsù dunque, avvocata nostra,
illos tuos misericórdes óculos
thine eyes of mercy
wende deine barmherzigen Augen
esos tus ojos Misericordiosos,
tes regards miséricordieux
rivolgi a noi
ad nos convérte:
toward us,
uns zu
vuelve a nosotros
et, après cet exil,
quegli occhi tuoi misericordiosi.
et Iesum,
and after this our exile
und nach diesem Elend
y a Jesús,
montre-nous Jésus,
E mostraci Gesù,
benedíctum fructum ventris tui,
show unto us
zeige uns Jesus,
Fruto Bendito de tu Vientre,
le fruit béni
il frutto benedetto del tuo seno,
nobis post hoc exsílium osténde.
the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
die gesegnete Frucht deines Leibes!
muéstranos después de este destierro.
de tes entrailles.
dopo questo esilio.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo María.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
O gütige, o milde, o süße Jungfrau Maria.
Oh Clemente, Oh Piadosa, Oh Dulce Virgen María.
Ô clémente, ô pieuse, ô douce Vierge Marie.
O clemente, o pia, o dolce Vergine Maria.
V. Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genetrix.
V. Pray for us Holy Mother of God.
V: Bitte für uns, heilige Gottesmutter.
V: Ruega por nosotros Santa María Madre de Dios.
V. Priez pour nous, Sainte Mère de Dieu.
V. Prega per noi, santa Madre di Dio.
R. Ut digni efficiamur
R. That we may be made worthy
R: Damit wir würdig werden
R: Para que seamos dignos de alcanzar las promesas
R. Afin que nous devenions dignes
R. Affinché siamo resi degni
promissiónibus Christi.
of the promises of Christ.
der Verheißungen Christi.
de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
des promesses du Christ.
delle promesse di Cristo.
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