Let Holy Mother the Church gladly receive the glorious solemnity of the Virgin Saint Catherine. Hail, o virgin, worthy of God, hail, sweet and kindly one, obtain for us the joy which you possess with glory. (
The antiphon at the Magnificat for First Vespers of the proper Office of St Catherine.)
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| St Catherine of Alexandria, by Caravaggio, ca. 1598 |
Aña Inclyta sanctae * Vírginis Catharínæ solemnia suscipiat alácriter pia mater Ecclesia. Ave Virgo Deo digna, ave dulcis et benigna: óbtine nobis gaudia, quæ póssides cum gloria.
