Ave, plena gratia, cujus

Ave, plena gratia, cujus. Anon. [The Purification.] In the revised Paris Missal of 1736, this Latin hymn is appointed as the Sequence for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas). The Latin text was reprinted in Cardinal John Henry Newman's Hymni Ecclesiae (1838 and 1865 editions).

Translations in Common Use:

• Ave, Mary, full of grace. Translated by William John Copeland and first published in his Hymns for the Week, and Hymns for the Seasons (1848, page 111) in 10 stanzas of 3 lines. It was subsequently reprinted in Gilbert Rorison's Hymns and Anthems (1851, and later editions) recast into 5 stanzas of 6 lines.
• Jesus, Son of Mary, hail. Appearing as No. 73 in Murray's Hymnal (1852) and select subsequent collections, this version is a slightly altered adaptation of Copeland's original translation.
• In His Mother's pure embrace. Published as No. 346 in the Hymnary, this rendering represents another altered text of Copeland's translation, revised by the editors of that selection.
• Hail, thou Mother, full of grace. Printed in the Altar Hymnal (1884), this form is also derived from Copeland's translation, as altered and revised by C. R.

Translations not in Common Use:

• Mary, hail to thee, we sing. Published anonymously in the Monthly Packet (February 1868).