O Sanctissima
SICILIAN MARINERS5.5.7.5.5.7 (Latin)
Words: Latin hymnMusic: SICILIAN MARINERS, Sicilian air
Practice player: melody only, played by your browser. The intro is the closing line of the tune, as many churches play it. Melody and words transcribed from St. Basil's Hymnal (1918), p. 131, public domain.
Words
O sanctissima, O piissima,
Dulcis Virgo Maria,
Mater amata, intemerata,
Ora, ora pro nobis.
Tota pulchra es, O Maria,
Et macula non est in te,
Mater amata, intemerata,
Ora, ora pro nobis.
Sicut lilium inter spinas,
Sic Maria inter filias,
Mater amata, intemerata,
Ora, ora pro nobis.
In miseria, in angustia,
Ora, Virgo, pro nobis,
Pro nobis ora, in mortis hora,
Ora, ora pro nobis.
Scripture
The Bible passages this hymn draws on, in the King James Version.
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Suggested for these Masses
- Immaculate Conception Dec 8, 2026
- 4th Sunday of Advent, Year B Dec 20, 2026
- Assumption of Mary Aug 15, 2027
- 4th Sunday of Advent, Year C Dec 19, 2027
- 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Jul 23, 2028
- 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Sep 24, 2028