PRÆFATIO I DE SANCTIS
FIRST PREFACE OF THE SAINTS
De gloria Sanctorum
On the Glory of the Saints
Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutáre, nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere: Dómine, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus:
Verily, it is worthy and just, equitable and salutary, for us, evermore and everywhere to give thee thanks: Eternal and Almighty God :
Qui in Sanctórum concílio celebráris, et eórum coronándo mérita tua dona corónas. Qui nobis eórum conversatióne largíris exémplum, et communióne consórtium, et intercessióne subsídium; ut, tantis téstibus confirmáti, ad propósitum certámen currámus invícti et immarcescíbilem cum eis corónam glóriæ consequámur, per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
for thee are glorified in the assembly of the saints, and by crowning their merits, Thou crown Thy own gifts. In their lives, Thou provide us with a model; in communion with them, a family; and in their intercession, support; so that, sustained by so many witnesses, we may run the race set before us unto the end and receive with them the imperishable crown of glory, through Christ our Lord.
Et ídeo cum Angelis et Archángelis, cumque multíplici congregatióne Sanctórum, hymnum laudis tibi cánimus, sine fine dicéntes:
That is wherefore, together with the angels and archangels, as well as the multitude of saints, we sing a hymn of praise unto thee, repeating without ceasing:
