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| Scivias II.6: The Crucifixion. Rupertsberg MS, fol. 86rr. |
| O virgo Ecclesia, plangendum est, quod sevissimus lupus filios tuos de latere tuo abstraxit. O ve callido serpenti! Sed o quam preciosus est sanguis Salvatoris, qui in vexillo regis Ecclesiam ipsi desponsavit, unde filios illius requirit. |
O Virgin Mother Church, lament and mourn! A savage wolf has snatched your children from your side. O woe to serpent’s trickery! But O, how precious is the Savior’s blood that with the royal banner sealed his bridegroom’s promise to the Church, whose children he is seeking. |
