Poema sacrum, in diem purificationis, augustissimae Dei genitricis Mariae

A decorative drop cap 'C' contains a small illustration of a figure, possibly the Virgin Mary.Clear light of the heavenly ones, O Heroine, splendor of virgins, Mother of the Thunderer, on this day everything is filled with the resonance of your praises. Grateful descendants remember with holy praises throughout every age that you, Mother, placed your Child on the altars according to the custom of our ancestors. O shining glory of the Quirites Romans/citizens, more beautiful than the moon and shining stars, what shall I sing of you, what shall I modulate on the lyre, O consecrated Virgin? You are the discoverer for the whole human race, ruined by the stains of the first Parent; who could worthily write of your honors in song? If I had a hundred mouths and just as many tongues, and if I had the virtue of Helicon the mountain of the Muses, I would still not be able to return thanks worthy of your merits in a poem. But trusting in your goodness, O Virgin, on this day throughout the whole celebrated world, I will release my prayers for your worship and your celebrated honors. You brought forth God into our regions, you fed him with milk, you had given the second