Chapter 7OrdV.1.7
Felix Anima
The Soul's Longing for the Kiss of the Heart
The soul expresses its ardent desire to draw near to God and receive the intimate kiss of the heart.
Oh, how gladly I would come to you, so that you would offer me the kiss of the heart.
Read the original Latin
O libenter veniam ad vos ut prebeatis michi osculum cordis.
Ordo Virtutum (Order of the Virtues) companion
Let a different Virtue meet you each morning
Chosen Portion walks you through the whole Ordo Virtutum — and Hildegard's Scivias — as free daily devotionals.
The Ordo was performed scene by scene by Hildegard's nuns, and Chosen Portion restores that rhythm — one scene of the Virtues' drama as each day's devotional.
- The complete 84-scene drama, one short scene per day, in modern readable English
- Each portion pairs the scene with its Scripture echoes — 26 references resolved across the play
- Finish Hildegard, then continue with 70+ other works from Europe's royal devotional archive