Publisher Desc.  Especially fitting for holy Week, "O dulcis Virgo Mater" ("O sweet Virgin mother") is a petition to Mary, the mother of Jesus, that we might know her pain as witness to the passion of her son and thereby understand his pain, his sacrifice, and his love for us. The refrain pleads: "O dulcis Virgo Mater, Maria sanctissima: Adiuva nos ad dolorem tuum sentire. (O sweet Virgin Mother, Mary most holy: help us to feel your pain.) Adiuva! Adiuva! Adiuva nos sciamus. (Help us know.)