The Day of the Immaculate Conception (Italian National Holiday)

Magníficat ánima mea Dóminum,

et exsultávit spíritus meus
in Deo salvatóre meo,
quia respéxit humilitátem ancíllæ suæ,
ecce enim ex hoc beátam me dicent
omnes generatiónes.

Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est:
et sanctum nomen eius,
et misericórdia eius a progénie in progénies
timéntibus eum.

Fecit poténtiam in bráchio suo,
dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui;
depósuit poténtes de sede,
et exaltávit húmiles,
esuriéntes implévit bonis,
et dívites dimísit inánes.

Suscépit Ísrael púerum suum,
recordátus misericórdiæ suæ,
sicut locútus est ad patres nostros,
Àbraham et sémini eius in sǽcula.

Glória Patri et Fílio
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc et semper,
et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

***

L’anima mia magnifica il Signore
e il mio spirito esulta in Dio, mio salvatore,

perché ha guardato l’umiltà della sua serva.
D’ora in poi tutte le generazioni
mi chiameranno beata.

Grandi cose ha fatto in me l’Onnipotente
e santo é il suo nome:

di generazione in generazione la sua misericordia
si stende su quelli che lo temono.

Ha spiegato la potenza del suo braccio,
ha disperso i superbi nei pensieri del loro cuore;

ha rovesciato i potenti dai troni,
ha innalzato gli umili;

ha ricolmato di beni gli affamati,
ha rimandato i ricchi a mani vuote.

Ha soccorso Israele, suo servo,
ricordandosi della sua misericordia,

come aveva promesso ai nostri padri,
ad Abramo e alla sua discendenza, per sempre.

Gloria al Padre e al Figlio
e allo Spirito Santo.
Come era nel principio, e ora e sempre
nei secoli dei secoli. Amen.

***

My soul doth magnify the Lord.

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.

He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel :

As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

 

3 thoughts on “The Day of the Immaculate Conception (Italian National Holiday)

  1. A day in the history of Italy and the day of the Immaculate Conception celebrations marred by this extreme tragedy of the club of Ancona. RIP all those unfortunate to no longer be able to celebrate this day and Christmas. RAI 1 has been fully analysing these horrendous events the outcome of which sadly falls on the adults who oversold tickets by circa 800 for the capacity of the one room used of circa 400. Worst still that transpired was the fact that many of these attending the concert were underage fans 13 14 year olds who were totally drunk and drug takers notwithstanding the fact that many parents waited for their children outside in the car park. The dynamics as to what actually happened are still to be ascertained but it seems that a 7 Euro bottle of self defence pepper spray was deployed whether as legitimate defence or to create confusion for other reasons. The result was that a balustrade gave way causing several to die as well as a Mother of four children and several children seriously injured and hopefully recovering in hospital. These events have clouded this special day in terrible sorrow for so many families and us all as we all belong to the human race.

  2. Just found an important document on the veracity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It seems that some of Jeaus’s blood was found on a cloth in the Ark of the Covenant believed to be that of Jesus, this was duly tested and with enormous surprise and joy seems indeed to be Jesus’s blood. It was a most emotional discovery and find the fact is that only the Y chromosome has been identified which seems to prove the Immaculate Conception.

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