Tota Pulchra es, Maria

You are all beautiful, Mary

Nestor, Leo (1948–2019)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Saints → The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8)
Commons → Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary → In Ordinary Time
Commons → Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary → In Advent

Publication Information:
ECS Publishing — No. 7158 (2009)

Lyrics:

Tota pulchra es, Maria, et macula originalis non est in te.  Vestimentum tuum candidum quasi nix, et facies tua sicut sol.  Tu gloria Jerusalem, tu laetitia Israel, tu honorificentia populi nostri. Alleluia.  Qual est ista qual progredita quasi aurora consurgens, pulchra ut luna, electa ut sol, terribles ut castoréum actes ornata? Alleluia.

Translation:
Thou art all fair, O Mary, and there is in Thee no stain of original sin. Your raiment is bright as snow and your countenance as the sun.  Thou art the joy of Israel. Who is this that comes so brightly forth echoing dawn at its rising, lovely as moonlight and shining like sun, as terrible as an army clad for the battle? Alleluia.

Notes: English text for singing provided.
Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Jun 29, 2022