triumph of the great virgin 842 THE TRIUMPH OF THE GREAT VIRGIN CONCEIVED WITHOUT ORIGINAL SIN, BEAUTIFULLY CELEBRATED IN A NEWMANNER. Behold the triumph! Under the Marian foot The head of the hostile Dragon He groans: we sing without sin conceived, Behold the triumph! Of the Virgin. The Stygian serpent was able to infect The first Parents with his venom: He was not able to breathe on the Great Virgin, The Virgin Parent of God; All are born, however many from the loins of Adam Are born, children of wrath: From a Mother born of gracious name53 Is born, the Virgin of Grace. The sin which pollutes all of humankind, is absent is absent from the Virgin. Conceived against the order of nature she was; As she herself conceived God. Therefore when [what is] posterior is believed, Why is [what is] prior not suitable for believing? In this learned book KOCHANOVIUS Rightly teaches, beautifully proves. Behold the triumph! The wicked Dragon is conquered, Behold the triumph! He is conquered. Hence, you, then, KOCHANOVIUS, By the pious triumph that you have prepared for the Great Virgin You are rightly called KOCHANOVIUS54 of the Virgin Herself. [Thus] speaks Fr. Stanislaus Papczyński of the Order of Clerics Regular of the Pious Schools of the Mother of God. 53 This is Anna, the mother of the Blessed Virgin. In Hebrew, the name Anna becomes “Hannah,” which signifies “grace.” 54 The name Kochanovius is derived from the Polish word for “beloved.”
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