We Salute You, O Mary, Mother of God

We salute you, O Mary, Mother of God, treasure of the universe, inextinguishable flame, crown of virginity, sceptre of the true Faith, indestructible temple, and tabernacle of the One Whom the world cannot contain. In your virginal womb you enclosed the Immense and Incomprehensible One. (...) It is through you that the only-begotten Son of God, Who is light, shone amid the nations who were seated in darkness and the shadow of death. What human voice can ever worthily celebrate the ineffable greatness of Mary? She is Mother and Virgin at the same time. Through her, peace has been restored to the world. What peace? Our Lord Jesus Christ, Whom Mary has brought forth!