received postcard twenty-eight - belarus

i got an awesomely, beautful postcard from belarus today.  it features the catholic church of the holiest virgin mary's rest in minsk.  it is said that this church has a beautiful interior... this church was built in honor of the virgin mary.  mary just happens to be subject of a lot of church music, and some of my favorites... here is a link to the medieval chant that goes straight into the renaissance motet by tomas luis de victoria... victoria based his composition off of the original chant, althought the chant was written several centuries before victoria.

Ave Maria Gratia plena
Maria Gratia plena
Maria Gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum

Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Ventris tui Jesus

Ave Maria
Ave Maria Mater dei
Ora pro nobis pecatoribus
Ora, ora pro nobis
Ora ora pro nobis pecatoribus

Nunc et in hora mortis
In hora mortis, mortis nostrae
In hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria

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