Ubi Caritas

Where charity is

Ubi Caritas

Where charity and love are, God is thereUbi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est
He has gathered us into oneCongregavit nos in unum Christi amor
Let us rejoice and be pleased in HimExultemus, et in ipso iucundemur
Let us fear, and let us love the living GodTimeamus, et amemus Deum vivum
And may we love each other with a sincere heartEt ex corde diligamus nos sincero

Where charity and love are, God is thereUbi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est
Therefore, when we are togetherSimul ergo cum in unum congregamur
Let us take heed not to be divided in mindNe nos mente dividamur, caveamus
Let there be an end to bitterness and quarrelsCessent iurgia maligna, cessent lites
And in the midst of us be Christ our GodEt in medio nostri sit Christus Deus

Where charity and love are, God is thereUbi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est
May we also see with the blessedSimul quoque cum beatis videamus
The glorious face of Christ, our LordGlorianter vultum tuum, Christe Deus
The joy that is immense and goodGaudium quod est immensum, atque probum
Through infinite ages of agesSaecula per infinita saeculorum
AmenAmen