- Tota pulchra es
Tota pulchra es is an old
Catholic prayer, written in the fourth century AD. It is one of the five antiphons for the psalms of Second Vespers for theFeast of the Immaculate Conception . The title means "You are completely beautiful" (referring to the Virgin Mary). It speaks of herimmaculate conception . It takes some text from the deuterocanonicalbook of Judith , and other text fromSong of Songs .Text
Tota pulchra es, Maria
et macula originalis non est in te.
Vestimentum tuum candidum quasi nix, et facies tua sicut sol.
Tota pulchra es, Maria,
et macula originalis non est in te.
Tu gloria Jerusalem, tu laetitia Israel, tu honorificentia populi nostri.
Tota pulchra es, Maria."You are completely pure, Mary,
and the stain of original sin is not within you.
"Your clothing is white like snow, and your face is like the sun.
"You are completely pure, Mary,
and the stain of original sin is not withinyou.
"You are the glory of Jerusalem, you are the joy of Israel, you are the honoured of our people.
"You are completely pure, Mary"
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