Madre Di Tutti Le Genti
Papa João Paulo II
Mother of All People
Alma mater of redemption,
Who remains the open gate of heaven,
And star of the sea.
Holy mother of the redeemer,
Gate that opens the sky for us,
Star of the sea.
Come to the aid of the falling people who seek to rise here
You, who gave birth, nature marveling,
To your holy progenitor.
Help your wavering people who long to rise,
You who, in the wonder of all creation,
Have generated your creator.
A sanctified day has dawned upon us...
Virgin before and after,
Taking that 'hail' from Gabriel's mouth,
Have mercy on sinners.
Virgin before and after giving birth,
You who received the angel's greeting,
Have mercy on us sinners.
A sanctified day has dawned upon us...
Make the world rise again!
Help man rise from sin!
You are indeed the mother of God!
It is you who give to the world
God, made man.
(Marian antiphon of the liturgy of the hours proclaimed in the completion, Rome, December 8, 1982)
A sanctified day has dawned upon us...
