O María maris stella
plena grácie,
mater símul et puélla,
vas mundície,
templum nostri redemptóris,
sol iustície,
porta celi, spes reórum,
thronus glórie,
sublevátrix miserórum
vena vénie,
audi servos te rogántes,
mater grácie
ut peccáta sint abláta
per te hódie,
qui te puro laudant corde
in veritáte.
                    (Anon., 13th C.)

O Mary, star of the sea,
full of grace,
mother, yet maiden,
vessel of chastity,
temple of our Redeemer,
sun of justice,
portal of heaven, hope of the guilty,
throne of glory,
uplifter of the poor,
font of forgiveness,
hear thy servants who beseech thee,
mother of grace,
that the sins be washed away
by thee today
of those who praise thee with a pure heart
in truth.