This is Giotto’s beautiful Ognissanto Madonna, originally painted for a Franciscan church in Florence. The Italian title of the painting is “La Maestà di Ognissanti”, pointing to the the majestic quality of the logos or wisdom, giving birth to everything.
Johann Ritter v Herbeck, Pueri concinite Pueri concinite, nato regi psallite!Voce pia dicite: “apparuit quem genuit Maria.”
Sunt impleta quem predixit Gabriel.
Eja ! Eja ! Virgo Deum genuit quem divina voluit clementia.
Hodie apparuit in Israel.
Ex Maria virgine natus est Rex.
Alleluia!
This is such a beautiful song. Bringing me so much peace this morning. Thank-you… what a blessing this site is.