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Ave Verum Corpus.
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Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine,
Vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine,
Cujus latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine.
Esto nobis praegustatum mortis in examine.
O Jesu dulcis,
O Jesu pie,
O Jesu, fili Mariae.
A translation into English is:
Hail, true Body,
born of the Virgin Mary,
who having truly suffered,
was sacrificed on the Cross for mankind,
whose pierced side flowed with water and blood.
May it be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet] in the trial of death.
O sweet Jesus,
O pious Jesus,
O Jesus, son of Mary.
Ave Verum Corpus is a short Eucharistic Hymn that has been set to music by various composers. It dates from the 14th-Century and has been attributed to Pope Innocent VI.
During the Middle Ages, it was sung at the Elevation of the Host, during the Consecration. It was also used frequently during Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Hymn's title means "Hail, True Body", and is based on a poem deriving from a 14th-Century Manuscript from the Abbey of Reichenau, Lake Constance.
During the Middle Ages, it was sung at the Elevation of the Host, during the Consecration. It was also used frequently during Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Hymn's title means "Hail, True Body", and is based on a poem deriving from a 14th-Century Manuscript from the Abbey of Reichenau, Lake Constance.
The poem is a meditation on the Catholic belief in Jesus's Real Presence in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, and ties it to the Catholic conception of the redemptive meaning of suffering in the life of all believers.
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