'Thou grant'st no time for charitable deeds:
Wrath, envy, treason, rape, and murder's rages,
Thy heinous hours wait on them as their pages.
As well to hear as grant what he hath said'.
- William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece

(NB: If listening/watching on a modern mobile/cell phone/tablet PLEASE REDUCE VOLUME BY AT LEAST A THIRD – BEST PERHAPS AT A HALF. If on an older PC - as, say, a goodly number of historic educational centres possess - please leave it as is. Technology has yet to achieve maximum equalisation in all quarters it seems. Would that it had. They promise I’m sure to get there soon.)

An English translation for the lyrics from the haunting song heard, Virgo Del Genitrix, as performed by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles are as follows:

O Virgin Mother of God, He whom the whole world is unable to contain, being made Man, enclosed Himself in thy womb.

The true faith of Christ thy Son hath cleansed away the world's guilt. And to thee, Virginity remains inviolate.

He proclaims thee Mother of tenderness and the Succour of the world ; come, then, to the aid of the servants, O thou Blessed One.

Great glory be to the Father, and equal glory to thee, O Son: To the Holy Spirit, God, great glory also be.

Amen.

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