Author: pilgrim

Today’s song for Music Monday is “Panis Angelicus”, sung by Andrea Bocelli. This was a song I immediately fell in love with…but it was at a time when I was becoming increasingly anti-Catholic in my beliefs, so I responded with horror when I realized what the lyrics meant when translated from Latin. Still, even back then I couldn’t help but love it…

Panis angelicus
(Bread of the Angels)

fit panis hominum;
(Is made bread for mankind)

Dat panis cœlicus
(Gifted bread of Heaven)

figuris terminum:
(Of all imaginings the end;)

O res mirabilis!
(Oh, thing miraculous!)

Manducat Dominum
(This body of God will nourish)

Pauper, servus et humilis
(the poor, the servile, and the humble)