Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma (a significant truth) of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th 1854. Pray for us, plead for us, To the Lord Jesus Christ. O Mary, Virgin most intelligent, Mother most merciful. You are the glory of Jerusalem, you are the joy of Israel, you give honor to our people. You are all beautiful, Mary, and the original stain (of sin) is not in you. It is a wonderful prayer of praise and petition to Mary that also refers to her Immaculate Conception, an important dogma in our faith, in the line below in the English translation which reads “the original stain (of sin) is not in you.” Its original Latin text, given below, along with the translation, has been set to music by such noted composers as Robert Schumann, Anton Bruckner, and Maurice Duruflé,

Would you like to read (and hear) a beautiful prayer written about our Blessed Mother Mary? Tota Pulchra Es dates back to the 4th century.

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Hail mary in latin pronunciation