A Happy Mother's Day to all mothers in the U.S. I hope cat mothers are included in this holiday.
Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen,
Gaude, Maria!
Your Son who died was living seen, Alleluia
Laetare, O Maria!
The Son you bore by heaven's grace,
Gaude, Maria!
Did all our guilt and sin efface, Alleluia
Laetare, O Maria!
The Lord has risen from the dead,
Gaude, Maria!
He rose with might, as he had said, Alleluia
Laetare, O Maria!
Christ is risen!
ReplyDeleteWe have a traditional Easter hymn in the Orthodox Church that is about announcing to Mary that her Son is risen from the dead, "The Angel Cried" --- it continues, "to the Lady full of grace: Rejoice, rejoice O pure Virgin... and more instruction to the New Jerusalem to shine, etc. It has similar elements to this one, both ancient no doubt <3
Yes, it is a beautiful scene to imagine, the angel telling her this. Even though the tradition is that he appeared to her first.
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