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Salve Mater misericordiae

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Hail, Mother of mercy, Mother of God, and Mother of pardon, Mother of hope, and Mother of grace, Mother full of holy joy, O Mary!

Hail, honor of mankind; hail, Virgin worthier than others, who surpass all virgins and in heaven occupy the highest seat of honor. O Mary!

Hail, Mother of mercy, Mother of God, and Mother of pardon, Mother of hope, and Mother of grace, Mother full of holy joy, O Mary!

Hail, happy Virgin Mother, for He Who sits at the right hand of the Father, Ruler of heaven, earth and sky, didst hide himself within thy womb, O Mary!

Hail, Mother of mercy, Mother of God, and Mother of pardon, Mother of hope, and Mother of grace, Mother full of holy joy, O Mary!

O Mother, be our solace; thou Virgin, be our joy; at last, after this exile, join us, rejoicing, to the heavenly choirs, O Mary!

Hail, Mother of mercy, Mother of God, and Mother of pardon, Mother of hope, and Mother of grace, Mother full of holy joy, O Mary!

Salve mater misericórdiæ,

Mater Dei, et mater véniæ,

Mater spei, et mater grátiæ,

Mater plena sanctæ lætítiæ,

O María!

Salve decus humáni géneris,

Salve Virgo dígnior céteris,

Quæ vírgines omnes transgréderis,

Et áltius sedes in súperis,

O María!

Salve mater misericórdiæ,

Mater Dei, et mater véniæ,

Mater spei, et mater grátiæ,

Mater plena sanctæ lætítiæ,

O María!

Salve felix Virgo puérpera:

Nam qui sedet in Patris déxtera,

Cælum regens, terram et ǽthera,

Intra tua se clausit víscera,

O María!

Salve mater misericórdiæ,

Mater Dei, et mater véniæ,

Mater spei, et mater grátiæ,

Mater plena sanctæ lætítiæ,

O María!

Esto, Mater, nostrum solátium;

Nostrum esto, tu Virgo, gáudium;

Et nos tandem post hoc exsílium,

Lætos junge choris cæléstium,

O María!

Salve mater misericórdiæ,

Mater Dei, et mater véniæ,

Mater spei, et mater grátiæ,

Mater plena sanctæ lætítiæ,

O María!

About this prayer

*Hail, Mother of mercy, Mother of God, and Mother of pardon* — a hymn greeting Mary as the honour of mankind and the solace of exiles.

History

A medieval Marian hymn long cherished by the Carmelites, who sang it in procession; the Solesmes collections of the twentieth century spread it to parishes as a hymn of the Blessed Virgin.

Latin and English: *The Parish Book of Chant* (Church Music Association of America, 2nd ed., 2012), pp. 126–127 — [musicasacra.com](https://media.musicasacra.com/pdf/pbc-web.pdf)

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