Ave Maria! Found this on Gloria.tv from our Mass in the Lateran Basilica on April 16, 2009, 800th anniversary of the approbation of the Rule of St Francis which took place at … this very basilica. Enjoy!

Highlights from the Solemn High Mass according to the Extraordinary Form, celebrated in Saint John Lateran Basilica, by the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Immaculate. All sacred music sung by the Friars and Sisters (Polyphony and Gregorian Chant) This is the first time that the traditional Mass has been celebrated in the pope’s chair since Vatican II. Quite a magnificent sight to behold! Video from Gloria TV

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Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary,
who was the son of the eternal Father: [Alleluia] and blessed are the breasts that nursed Christ the Lord:
That this day has deigned to be born of the Virgin for the salvation of the world.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_…

Beata viscera Mariae Virginis,
quae portaverunt aeterni Patris Filium; [Alleluia.] et beata ubera, quæ lactaverunt Christum Dominum:
qui hodie pro salute mundi de Virgine nasci dignatus est.

via ‘Beata viscera Mariae’- Byrd / Motet polyphonique (HD) – YouTube.

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