Salutation to the Lord Jesus Christ |
Salutation to the Lord Jesus Christ |
A salutation to the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament. Written by St. Anselm (1033 - 1109), who was the founder of Scholasticism and is a Doctor of the Church. |
| CHRISTI CORPUS, ave, sancta de virgine natum, Viva caro, Deitas integra, verus homo. |
BODY OF CHRIST, hail! Born of the holy Virgin, Living flesh, Deity entire, true man. |
| SALVE vera salus, vis, vita, redemptio mundi Liberet a cunctis nos tua dextera malis. |
HAIL, true salvation, strength, life, redemption of the world, May Thy right hand free us from all evil. |
| CHRISTI Sanguis, ave, caeli sanctissime potus, Unda salutaris crimina nostra lavans. |
BLOOD of Christ, hail! Heaven's most holy drink, River of salvation washing away our sins. |
| SANGUIS ave lateris Christi de vulnere sparse, In cruce pendens unda salutaris, ave. |
HAIL, Blood, oozing from the wound of Christ's side, River of salvation, suspended on the Cross, hail! |
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