XL. O pulcre facies (De virginibus)
The Virgins' Radiant Contemplation
The blessed virgins are exalted as noble contemplatives in whom the King beholds himself and finds a fragrant garden of heavenly adornment.
Antiphon: O beautiful face, gazing upon God and building up in the dawn, O blessed virgins, how noble you are! In them the king contemplated himself, when in you he foreshadowed all the adornments of heaven. Where you are also a most sweet garden, fragrant in every adornment.
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Antiphona: O pulcre facies deum aspicientes et in aurora edificantes, o beate virgines, quam nobiles estis! In quibus rex se consideravit, cum in vobis omnia celestia ornamenta presignavit. Ubi etiam suavissimus hortus estis in omnibus ornamentis redolentes.
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