“Adoramus te” by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
A commentary on this week’s music by Dr. James T. Gerber, Music Associate
Text:
Adoramus te, Christe,
et benedicimus tibi:
quia per sanctam crucem
tuam redemisti mundum.
Translation:
We adore thee, O Christ,
and we bless thee:
because by thy holy cross
thou hast redeemed the world.
The text “Adoramus te” is a short stanza that expresses the Church’s devotion to the Holy Cross of Jesus. It is often sung or recited as a response during the Good Friday liturgy during the ritual adoration of the cross and is sung as a short response during Vespers for the feasts of the Finding of the Holy Cross on May 3 and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14.
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