Ave Generosa

Generous Bird

Ave Generosa

Generous and glorious bird, you are the pupil of chastity, the matter of sanctity, which pleased GodAve generosa gloriosa et intacta puella, tu pupilla castitatis, tu materia sanctitatis, que Deo placuit

For this heavenly infusion was in you, that the heavenly Word was made flesh in youNam hec superna infusio in te fuit, quod supernum Verbum in te carnem induit

You are the white lily that God looked upon before all creationTu candidum lilium quod Deus ante omnem creaturam inspexit

O most beautiful and sweet, how greatly God delighted in youO pulcherrima et dulcissima, quam valde Deus in te delectabatur
When He placed the embrace of His warmth in you, so that His Son was nursed by youCum amplexionem caloris sui in te posuit, ita quod Filius eius de te lactatus est

For your womb rejoiced when all the heavenly symphony sounded from you, because you, a virgin, bore the Son of God, where your chastity shone in GodVenter enim tuus gaudium habuit cum omnis celestis symphonia de te sonuit, quia virgo Filium Dei portasti, ubi castitas tua in Deo claruit

Your insides rejoiced like grass upon which dew falls when it infuses it with greenness, as it was done in you, O mother of all joyViscera tua gaudium habuerunt sicut gramen super quod ros cadit cum ei viriditatem infundit, ut et in te factum est, O mater omnis gaudii

Now let all the church shine in joy and sing in symphony for the sweetest Virgin and praiseworthy Mary, the Mother of GodNunc omnis ecclesia in gaudio rutilet ac in symphonia sonet propter dulcissimam Virginem et laudabilem Mariam, Dei Genitricem
AmenAmen