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ST. JAMES’ - GROTON ☩ ST. JOSEPH’S - PEPPERELL ☩ ST. JOHN’S - TOWNSEND

St. J’s CollaborativeOur Lady Of Grace & St. John The Evangelist Parishes Glorifying The Lord In The Towns Of Ashby, Dunstable,

Groton, Pepperell & Townsend In The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Boston

☩ March 7, 2021 ☩ Third Sunday of Lent ☩ [email protected] ☩ www.stjs.page

IntentionsOffered at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Saturday, March 6St. James 7:10 a.m. Ann Hayes

Sunday, March 7St. John’s 9:00 a.m. Christie Nauman, Anne VodjackSt. Joseph’s 12:00 p.m. Mary Lindermuth 1st AnniversarySt. James’ 3:00 p.m. Robert Whitney and Arlene Cameron

Monday, March 8St. Joseph’s 7:10 a.m Bill Greathead

Tuesday March 9St. James’ 7:10 a.m. Ann Hayes

WednesdayMarch 10St. John’s 7:10 a.m.

Friday March 12St. Joseph’s 7:10 a.m. Fr. Paul Curran

Saturday March 13St. James’ 7:10 a.m. Bill Greathead

Sunday, March 14St. John’s 9:00 a.m.St. Joseph’s 12:00 p.m. Peter BuckjuneSt. James’ 3:00 p.m. Pedro Wigberto Perez-Sanchez

Prayers of the FaithfulFor Francis our Pope . . .For our President . . .For those who are sick and in distress . . .For our beloved dead . . .

Requiem AeternamOur thoughts and prayers areextended to the family and friendsof Ann Hayes and Bill Greathead.Throughthemercy ofGod,maythey restin peace,

Amen.~Fr. St. Martin

InfoSunday Masses9:00 a.m. - St. John the Evangelist, Townsend12:00 p.m. - St. Joseph's, Pepperell3:00 p.m. - St. James, Groton

Daily Masses7:10 a.m. except ThursdayMonday & Friday - St. Joseph’s, PepperellTuesday & Saturday - St. James, GrotonWednesday - St. John’s, Townsend

StaffRev. Jeremy St. Martin - Pastor/[email protected]. Mr. Charles Kelley - [email protected] Flournoy - Faith Formation & Business [email protected] or (978) 433-9566Cotty Reid - Administrative Assistant978-597-2291 or 978-433-5737 [email protected] Leger - Youth [email protected] DeMille - Music [email protected] Kelly - RCIA (for adult Baptism help)978-597-2291Rena Mendel - Baptism Ministry [email protected] Viel - Cemetery Manager978-208-0266

GroupsBe Pro-LifePlease join our efforts to actively promote the right to life fromthe moment of conception to natural death, supporting ourcommunity, including local resource centers, through education,prayer and advocacy. We meet at 7 pm on the last Tuesday ofeach month in St. John’s Hall. You are [email protected] for more information. Thank you.~ Peter Pothier


OLOG Knights of Columbus, Sister Lydia LongleyMadeleine Council #13140A Parish Council, serving Our Lady of Grace with a specificfocus on supporting the youth of our Parish. Monthly PlanningMeetings (both virtual and @ St. James) - 2nd Thursday of eachmonth @ 7:30pm - All Council members are welcome. MonthlyBusiness & Social Meetings (both virtual and @ St. James) - 3rdThursday of each month @ 7:30pm - All Council members arewelcome. Fourth Degree Assembly # 396 Bishop BeavenGrand Knight Rich Marton [email protected]

Knights of Columbus Council #14842In service to One. In service to all.Members of St. John the Evangelist Council Meet in Fr. MealeyHall on the Second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.Catholic men over 18 interested in joining. Contact GrandKnight, Nick Joy. Visit www.townsendkofc.org

Daughters of IsabellaMother Teresa CircleUNITY, FRIENDSHIP and CHARITYAttention all Catholic women 16 years and above. Membershipmeeting is once a month on aThursday evening. There are information packets at the mainentrance to the Church. Join today.Email: [email protected]

Legion of MaryNot currently meeting due to Covid-19

EventsConfessionAvailable before and after Mass. Also, call to set up anappointment. We are having confessions every Tuesday from6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. as well, in the parking lot at St. John’sin Townsend. I sit in my car and when you pull up in yours, Iwill keep my eyes closed to provide anonymity, if you wouldlike. ~Fr. St. Martin

Diaper DriveDuring Lent, the St J's Collaborative ProLife Committee willbe collecting baby diapers, wipettes, and toddler pull-ups forthe HART (Healing and Recovery Together) House inTewksbury. The HART House is a therapeutic treatmentprogram for unwed, pregnant, and postpartum mothers withsubstance abuse who live with their babies/toddlers in aresidential setting. The program provides housing typically for9 months to a year. The items can be placed in the collection

box in the vestibule of each church. Thank you so much foryour generosity.

~Peter PothierNext Blood DriveSt. Joseph Church Hall on Thursday, April 8. Register atRedcrossblood.org. Questions? 978-551-6373 [email protected]

~Cotty Reid

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - did you know?Each week, there are two opportunities to adore Jesus in theBlessed Sacrament: At St. Joseph’s Church in Pepperell,Monday from 6:00am to 6:50 a.m. -and- at St. John’s Churchin Townsend, Tuesdays from 5:50 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. If youwould like to have adoration scheduled for you or your family,please contact [email protected] you.

~Dcn. Chuck Kelley

Stations of the Cross3:00 p.m. on Fridays during LentSt. Joseph’s - Pepperell7:00 p.m. on Fridays during Lent3/5 St. James’ W. Groton (Daughters of Isabella)3/12 St. John’s Townsend (pro-life group)3/19 St. Joseph's Pepperell3/26 St. James’ W. Groton~Dcn. Chuck Kelley

Rosary Tuesdays - St. Joseph's - PepperellEvery Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Reciting of the Rosary and DivineMercy chaplet.

Rosary & Adoration Tuesdays - St. John’s - TownsendEvery Tuesday 10 a.m.- 11a.m.

NewsCatholic Appeal - 2021… This is Our Church.bostoncatholicappeal.org280 parish communities, 51 central ministries, Serving 1.8million Catholics across the ArchdioceseYour generosity to the Catholic Appeal is building a strongerCatholic community for all of us! Your donations are beingput to work, providing expert guidance and support to ourparishes, ensuring we can continue our mission… Theministers and ministries provided to you, are directly supportedby your contribution to the Catholic Appeal, ensuring wecontinue operating safely during (and after) the pandemiccrisis.


Your support ensures the continuance and effectiveness of thefollowing central and local ministries (and more!);Pro-Life Ministry & Palliative Care: promoting the dignity ofall life from conception until natural death through the work ofthe pro-life and palliative care ministries.Vibrant Faith Formation; from Campus Ministries and morethan 190 other faith formation programs for studentsChaplains & Faith Community Nursing; supports 41 chaplainswho bring Christ's love to hospitals and prisons, as well as 64faith community nurses who provide care and sacraments tothe homebound.Your generosity ensures vocations to the priesthood anddiaconate are supported from discernment through ordinationand beyond.Please donate to the Catholic Appeal by visitingbostoncatholicappeal.org.~Dcn. Chuck Kelley

Parochial School Trust ScholarshipsThe Parochial School Trust in the Archdiocese of Boston isproviding approximately one hundred scholarships, each worth$1,000, to families with a child planning to attend parochialschool (grades one through eight) during the 2021-2022 schoolyear. Since applications are due 4/1/21, if interested in thisscholarship opportunity families with a child residing inLittleton or Ayer, should soon call the St. Anne’s St. Vincentde Paul phone # (978-320-4215) to commence the scholarshipapplication process. Families with a child residing in Ashby,Groton, Pepperell , Shirley, Townsend or Westford, should callthe St. Catherine’s St. Vincent de Paul phone # (978-320-4214)to commence the scholarship application process.~Cotty Reid

CORI Forms for Volunteers and Staff MembersIf you have not already done so for the 2021 year, it isimperative that you fill out a CORI FORM in order to be avolunteer in any ministry in the Archdiocese of Boston. Pleasestop by the Parish Office next to St. Joseph Church inPepperell to fill out the form. This must be completed everyyear. Please be sure to bring a government issued ID like yourdriver’s license or passport and have the LAST 6 digits of yourSocial Security Number handy. This takes only a couple ofminutes to complete. Thank You!~Cotty Reid

Interviewing Sacristans - Training in MarchPreparing the sacristy and sanctuary for each Mass has been along standing (and important) role in the church, and can be agreat first step toward Holy Orders. In support of encouragingnew vocations to the priesthood, I am asking men eighteen

years of age or older that may be interested in the role ofSacristan to contact me over the next few weeks. Training forsacristans will begin in March. A Sacristan's duties includecare for the sacred vessels, vestments, liturgical linens,candles, and other sacramentals. The Office of Sacristan willhelp ensure the preservation and good running order of thechurch and the distribution of Masses. I am looking for onesacristan for each of our three churches (St. Johns, St. Josephsand St. James). Please contact me directly if interested at:[email protected] Thank you.~Dcn. Chuck Kelley

For Lent - Please Join our New Online Giving!We are very happy to announce that we have upgraded ourOnline Giving software! The platform we have been using forthe past 10 years has been difficult to navigate, not the mostuser-friendly, sometimes impossible to login to, and hadoutdated features. This new platform is much moreuser-friendly and also links directly to our parish database,thereby making the donation process a whole lot simpler andmore efficient. Plus, if you’re already an online giver from ourold platform, your contact info is pre-entered into your newaccount on the new platform - so your new account is readyand waiting to be activated! Here’s how to start giving throughour new platform:

From your computer Visit our parish website and scroll downuntil you click on the blue ParishSOFT Giving icon.

From your phone Text the word “donate” to…● (For St. John’s) 978-575-8861● (For Our Lady of Grace) 978-307-6670

Then let me know so we can take you off our envelope mailinglist or cancel your old online giving account.

Switching over to this new Online Giving platform is one ofthe best ways you can support the parish this Lent. With ourweekly offertory declining more than ever, we’re forced tohave staff work multiple jobs in order to make ends meet.While we’re doing everything we can to keep the parishoperating, we sometimes can’t keep up with the demands. Ifany of you are willing to leave behind the paper envelopes andinstead give your weekly contribution to the parish throughthis new Online Giving, we would be very grateful! Thiswould save the staff members much time and energy that wewould then be able to put towards the ministries that mattermost.~David Flournoy


Religious Education - Sacraments Dates & TimesWhat did the bartender say when the horse walked in the bar?

(See answer below)

Dates and Times for SacramentsConfirmations 1st Communion

St. John’s May 2, 6:00 p.m. June 19, 10:00 a.m.St. Joseph’s October 16, 4:00 p.m. June 19, 2:00 p.m.

“Why the long face?”

Always good to have some horseplay on occasion! If youagree, help us keep it up. Send your most groan-causing jokesto [email protected] or by calling (978) 433-9566.~David Flournoy

Finances - Tax Letters 2020Follow these instructions to access your tax-deductibledonations statement for 2020. Log in to your My Own Parishaccount by visiting boston.parishsoftfamilysuite.com If youdon’t remember if you’ve logged in before, click “New User”.We’ll use these same accounts for religious ed in the fall.

Once you’re in, click on the “My Giving” tab, select "2020"for the year, and click "Family Giving" above the "Members"box. When you select the year "2020," nothing will show up.But when you click the "Family Giving" link above the list ofmembers’ names, you’ll see your records.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call me at (978)433-9566 or email [email protected].~David Flournoy

From the Pastor/Administrator’s DeskSunday Reading ReflectionDeacon Chuck Kelley is preaching this weekend so I amlooking forward to receiving a homily myself, looking forwardto receiving instead of delivering a message, a teaching, anopening up of the word of God from a minister of the Church.Please see the last article of the bulletin for that reflection ofDcn. Kelley’s. However, if you would like you can see mylittle thoughts at the end of the bulletin in the last article afterthe Gospel on page 8.

CoverWelcome newest parishioner, Nevaeh Ammendolia!

MoneyWe need it. Yes we have all kinds of expenses. From repairs,to salaries, to utilities, to insurances, to food, clothing, and

shelter. You name it, we got expenses. Our only source ofincome is you. Please give generously in the collection.Please give electronically when possible as this helps usimmensely in our administrative burdens. You can do thisthrough your own online banking or by going to our website.Questions about this please call us. Also I ask you all toprayerfully consider giving to the Catholic Appeal. See thearticle above for more on that. Please give generously. CentralMinistries such as the Deaf Apostolate are counting on us astheir only source of income is us.

Also, please remember that we need money for materials forreligious education. Contact David if you would like tocontribute directly to that.

CommunicationsPeople have been asking for email blasts to the whole parish sopeople are more informed. We have found a way. You can goto our website and signup under the bulletin tab for weeklyemail updates. We have this service available at no extracharge to the parish and so we are grateful to God. Let meknow if you experience any glitches.

2 PilgrimagesCamino - Monday Nightmeetings in classroom 8 at St.John’s - 7:00 p.m. If you want togo or help or are just curiouscome via the online option on thecalendar or show up. August fortwo weeks and expect to hike 15miles a day.Oberamagow - 2022. If youwould like to know more contact:Nawas (203) [email protected] or ask Dnc.Chuck or I about it.~Fr. St. Martin

A Few “Notes” About MusicThis is the first installment in a series of articles devoted tomusic at St. J’s – talking a little bit about what we do and whywe do it, and answering some questions that you may have.As you may have noticed, we have started printing the Latintexts and English translations of the chants in the bulletin toassist you in praying this Mass. Today we will cover what


exactly these chants are.

Most of the chants fall into one of two categories – Ordinariesand Propers. The Ordinaries are the texts that one “ordinarily”hears at Mass, including the Kyrie (Lord, Have Mercy), Gloria(Glory to God, not on Sundays during Lent, of course),Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy) and Agnus Dei (Lamb of God).These texts are always the same.

The Propers are the texts which are “proper” to a given day –they change with each Mass. While these include obvious

items such as the readings and the celebrant’s prayers that arespecific to a given day, they also include other texts assignedby Holy Mother Church to be sung throughout the Mass.

These “Proper chants” are the Introit (Entrance Chant),Gradual (Chant after the first reading), Alleluia (Chant afterthe second reading, which is replaced by the Tract duringLent), Offertorium (Offertory Chant) and Communio(Communion chant). What is noteworthy about these texts isthat, with just a handful of exceptions, they are taken directlyfrom the Scriptures. Many of them are drawn from the Psalms– perhaps the very first “music of the Church”—and others aredrawn directly from the readings or Gospel of the day. Howwonderful it is to be singing these chants that “belong” to theMass with texts that are straight from the Bible!

Now we have a basic idea of what these chants are. Next weekwe can move onto discussing why we are singing them at St.J’s. God bless you and stay tuned…~Marc DeMille

Today’s MissalIntroit (Entrance Antiphon) (translation)(Ant.) Oculi mei semper ad Dominum, My eyes are forever turned towards the Lord,quia ipse evellet de laqueo pedes meos: for he shall release my feet from the snare;respice in me, et miserere mei, look upon me and have mercy on me.quoniam unicus et pauper sum ego. for I am abandoned and destitute.(Ps.) Ad te Domine levavi animam meam Unto you, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul;Deus meus, in te confido, non erubescam. I trust in you, let me not be put to shame.Gloria Patri et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy SpiritSicut erat in principio et nunc et semper As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall beet in saecula saeculorum. World without end.Amen. (Repeat Ant.) Amen. (Repeat Ant.)

Kyrie (Lord, Have Mercy) (translation)Kyrie eleison (2X) Lord, have mercy (2X)Christe eleison (2X) Christ, have mercy (2X)Kyrie eleison (2X) Lord, have mercy (2X)

Reading IEx 20:1-17In those days, God delivered all these commandments:“I, the LORD, am your God,who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place ofslavery.You shall not have other gods besides me.

You shall not carve idols for yourselvesin the shape of anything in the sky aboveor on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth;you shall not bow down before them or worship them.For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God,inflicting punishment for their fathers’ wickednesson the children of those who hate me,


down to the third and fourth generation;but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generationon the children of those who love me and keep mycommandments.

“You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, invain.For the LORD will not leave unpunishedthe one who takes his name in vain.

“Remember to keep holy the sabbath day.Six days you may labor and do all your work,but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God.No work may be done then either by you, or your son ordaughter,or your male or female slave, or your beast,or by the alien who lives with you.

In six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth,the sea and all that is in them;but on the seventh day he rested.That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and madeit holy.

“Honor your father and your mother,that you may have a long life in the landwhich the LORD, your God, is giving you.You shall not kill.You shall not commit adultery.You shall not steal.You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass,nor anything else that belongs to him.

Gradual (Chant after First Reading) (translation)Exsurge Domine, non prevaleat homo; Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail;iudicentur gentes in conspectu tuo. let the gentiles be judged in your presence.In convertendo inimicum meum retrorsum, When my enemies are turned back in defeat,infirmabuntur et peribunt a facie tua. they shall lose strength and perish before your face.

Reading II1 Cor 1:22-25Brothers and sisters:Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,but we proclaim Christ crucified,

a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike,Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Tract (Chant after Second Reading) (translation)Ad te levavi oculos meos, I have lifted my eyes up unto you,qui habitas in caelis. who dwell in the heavens.Ecce sicut oculi servorum Behold, as the eyes of servantsin manibus dominorum suorum; look to the hands of their masters;Et sicut oculi ancillae And as the eyes of a maidservantin manibus dominae suae; to the hands of her mistress;Ita oculi nostri ad Dominum Deum nostrum, So do our eyes look unto the Lord our God,donec misereatur nostri. until he have mercy on us.Miserere nobis Domine, Have mercy on us, O Lord,miserere nobis. have mercy on us.

GospelJn 2:13-25Since the Passover of the Jews was near,Jesus went up to Jerusalem.He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, anddoves,as well as the money changers seated there.He made a whip out of cords

and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep andoxen,and spilled the coins of the money changersand overturned their tables,and to those who sold doves he said,“Take these out of here,and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,


Zeal for your house will consume me.At this the Jews answered and said to him,“What sign can you show us for doing this?”Jesus answered and said to them,“Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.”The Jews said,“This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,and you will raise it up in three days?”But he was speaking about the temple of his body.Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,his disciples remembered that he had said this,and they came to believe the Scriptureand the word Jesus had spoken.

While he was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover,many began to believe in his namewhen they saw the signs he was doing.But Jesus would not trust himself to them because he knewthem all,and did not need anyone to testify about human nature.He himself understood it well.

Fr. St. Martin’s Homily NotesNotice how Christ has so much respect for the actualphysical temple of his day. He tells us though the prophetMoses in the first reading of the importance of going to thattemple as a people in a weekly rhythm. It is obvious thatChrist calls us and indeed obliges us to gether this way inthis place with uter intensity. Keep Holy the Lord’s day. Itis a thing that is of cosmic importance. We are remindednow and so we can live accordingly.

Deacon Chuck Homily NotesWe preach Christ Crucified! - and God does as well...From the book of Exodus; we hear God the Father definehimself as a "jealous God, inflicting punishment" for thewickedness done by man... "down to the third and fourthgeneration", but bestowing mercy down to the thousandthgeneration” to those who love the Lord. The punishmentinflicted upon Christ is due to the wickedness done by man -and is the key to bestowing mercy on those who love theLord... Saint Paul, in his letter to the Corinthians emphasizeshow we, as Christians proclaim Christ crucified; (astumbling block for some and foolishness to others...) We dothis by the way we live - by working to keep God'scommandments and running to the Sacrament of Mercywhen we break them… We are promised that the paganisticworld will sneer at God's commandments and the remedy forhealing, but the Christian way of life, is meant to be a sign toothers... a sign that there is more to life than what weexperience here on earth... a life that finds it meaning inChrist Crucified and perhaps our well ordered lives may leadothers to conversion. Jesus proclaims himself as "ChristCrucified" by telling the Jews “Destroy this temple and inthree days I will raise it up.” And so it will come to pass...they will destroy the temple - of his body, on the cross - andhe will raise it up on the third day - Easter Morning! As wecontinue our Lenten journey toward Easter - may we keepproclaiming Christ Crucified by the way we live our lives...by obeying God's commandments - and reaching out for histender mercy when we fail - and continue to do so until wereach our final day of life on earth, when our own ‘temple’ isdestroyed - and we meet this Christ Crucified and risen again- on our own Easter Morning in heaven.

Offertorium (Offertory Antiphon) (translation)Iustitiae Domini rectae, The ordinances of the Lord are right,laetificantes corda, rejoicing the heart,et dulciora super mel et favum; sweeter than honey or the honeycomb;nam et servus tuus custodiet ea. therefore your servant will observe them.

Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy) (translation)Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts.Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

Mysterium Fidei (Mystery of Faith) (translation)Mortem tuam annuntiamus Domine We proclaim your death, O Lordet tuam resurrectionem confitemur And profess your resurrectionDonec venias. Until you come again.


Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) (translation)Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Communio (Communion Antiphon) (translation)Passer invenit sibi domum, The sparrow has found herself a home,et turtur nidum, and the turtle dove a nest,ubi reponat pullos suos: in which to lay her young;altaria tua Domine virtutum, at your altars, O Lord of hosts,Rex meus, et Deus meus: my King and my God!beati qui habitant in domo tua, Blessed are they who dwell in your house,in saeculum saeculi laudabunt te. they shall praise you forever and ever.

(Verses of Psalm 84 are sung between repetitions of theabove antiphon.)

How lovely your dwelling,O LORD of hosts!My soul yearns and pinesfor the courts of the LORD.

My heart and flesh cry outfor the living God.

As the sparrow finds a homeand the swallow a nest to settle her young,My home is by your altars,LORD of hosts, my king and my God!

Blessed are those who dwell in your house!

They never cease to praise you.Blessed the man who finds refuge in you,in their hearts are pilgrim roads.As they pass through the Baca valley,they find spring water to drink.The early rain covers it with blessings.

They will go from strength to strengthand see the God of gods on Zion.

LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;listen, God of Jacob.

O God, watch over our shield;look upon the face of your anointed.

Better one day in your courtsthan a thousand elsewhere.Better the threshold of the house of my Godthan a home in the tents of the wicked.

For a sun and shield is the LORD God,bestowing all grace and glory.The LORD withholds no good thingfrom those who walk without reproach.O LORD of hosts,blessed the man who trusts in you!

Marian Antiphon after Mass – Ave Regina Caelorum (translation)Ave Regina caelorum, Hail, Queen of heaven,Ave Domina Angelorum, Hail, Lady of the angels.Salve radix, salve porta, Hail root and gateEx qua mundo lux est orta from which the Light of the world was born.Gaude Virgo gloriosa, Rejoice, glorious Virgin,Super omnes speciosa. fairest of all,Vale o valde decora, Fare thee well, most beautiful,Et pro nobis Christum exora. and pray for us to Christ.Dignare me laudare te Virgo sacrata. Grant that I may praise thee, o holy Virgin.Di mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos. Give me strength against thine enemies.

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