In the middle of Lent, and on Easter, the Easter season when we celebrate the sacrifice Jesus made for all of us, human beings always and everywhere. Is a special time for Catholics, well suited for prayer, even if it means any time of year is good.
said Santa Teresa de Jesus (1515-1582) in his famous work Dwellings that our soul is "like a castle made of diamond and crystal clear, where there are many rooms, as well as in heaven there are many mansions" and later, on prayer, said "the door to enter this castle is prayer and consideration, I say no more mental than vocal, that as prayer, must be a consideration" (Residence I, Chapter 1).
Try to enter this castle of our souls doing a prayer, whether mental or vocal, and with consideration. To this and to celebrate Easter I propose a traditional prayer. This is the Te Deum (literally, "To you, God"), traditional hymn of the Catholic Church, attributed to St. Ambrose (340-397) bishop of Milan. It is a hymn often used in certain celebrations, such as the canonization, or in connection with the election of a new pope in the Church, but also sings on the Liturgy of the Hours.
As always, let the anthem in Latin and its translation into Castilian, so you can read the original English version. And maybe, if you like and you have a little bit, you can say it.
DEUM TE (Latin text)
te Dominum confitemur.
Te aeternum patrem,
omnis terra veneratur.
Tibi omnes angeli,
tibi caeli et universae potestates:
tibi cherubim et seraphim,
incessabili voce proclamant:
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra
majestatis gloriae tuae.
Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus,
te prophetarum laudabilis numerus,
te martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus.
Te per orbem terrarum
sancta confitetur Ecclesia,
Patrem immensae maiestatis;
venerandum tuum verum et unicum Filium;
Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum.
Tu rex gloriae, Christe.
Tu Patris sempiternus es Filius.
Tu, ad liberandum suscepturus hominem,
non horruisti Virginis uterum.
Tu, devicto mortis aculeo,
aperuisti credentibus regna caelorum.
Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes,
in gloria Patris.
Iudex crederis esse venturus.
Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni,
quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.
Aeterna fac
cum sanctis tuis in gloria numerari.
Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine,
et benedic hereditati tuae.
Et rege eos,
et extolle illos usque in aeternum.
Per singulos dies benedicimus te;
et laudamus nomen tuum in saeculum,
et in saeculum saeculi.
Dignare, Domine, die isto
sine peccato nos custodire.
Miserere nostri, Domine,
miserere nostri.
Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos,
quem ad modum speravimus in te.
In te, Domine, speravi:
non confundar in aeternum.
TE DEUM -"A TI, DIOS"- (VERSIÓN CASTELLANA)
A ti, oh Dios, te alabamos,
a ti, Señor, te reconocemos.
A ti, eterno Padre,
te venera toda la creación.
Angels all the heavens and all powers
honor you.
The cherubim and seraphim sing in endless praise:
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God of hosts
.
The
heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.
praise you the glorious company of the apostles,
the noble fellowship of the prophets,
the white army of martyrs.
to you the holy Church,
spread throughout the land, going wild:
Father of immense majesty,
one and only Son, worthy of worship, Holy Spirit
defender.
You are the King of the glory of Christ.
You are the Son of the Father.
You, to free the man,
accepted the human condition without neglecting the womb of the Virgin. You
, broken the chains of death,
opened to believers the kingdom of heaven. You
seated at the right hand of God
in the glory of the Father.
believe that one day you will come and judge.
We pray, therefore, to come to the aid of your servants, whom
redeemed by your precious blood. Make
in eternal glory
we partner with your saints.
Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance
. I know his pastor
ensálzalo
and forever. Day after day
bless you and praise your name forever, for ever and ever
.
Deign, Lord, on this day
keep us from sin.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us
.
May your mercy, Lord, be upon us, as we hope
you.
In you, Lord, I trusted, I shall not disappointed
forever.
you to spend some happy days of Easter in the company of your family and friends, may rest and if you left an empty, pray because there are many needs in the world. God bless to all and Blessed Mother protect you forever. See you soon, friends.
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