Cantiga 248 "Sen muito ben que nos faze"

Ésta es de cómo Santa María protegió en su iglesia de Laredo a dos marineros que se querían matar y les reconcilió.

"Además de dispensarnos muchos bienes, la Señora espiritual impide que hagamos todo el mal que podemos."

Que está en nuestra naturaleza querer obrar más mal que bien y Ella nos guarda de hacerlo, impidiéndonoslo.
Y voy a referir un gran milagro demostrativo de tan alta piedad que hizo en Laredo la Señora que puede y vale, en la iglesia suya de que ya os hablé, que se halla sobre la mar y a la que acude mucha gente en romería para rezar a la Gloriosa, que siempre da consuelo a los desventurados y nunca les decepciona.
Ocurrió cierta vez en que se congregaron allá muchos paisanos para quemar sus cirios; dos marineros se pusieron a pelear cuando estaban ante el altar, retándose a muerte; sacaron ambos sus cuchillos para atacarse, pero la Gloriosa no consintió en que llegaran a hacerlo impidiéndoles todo movimiento para que ninguno pudiese ir contra el otro, y todos los circunstantes pudieron verlo.
Así, una vez que extendieron sus brazos para herirse no pudieron luego encogerlos de ningún modo, y, mirándose frente a frente, quedaron inmóviles, como si fuesen estatuas de piedra o de metal.
Y, en este estado de parálisis, uno y otro se arrepintieron sinceramente y pidieron gracia a Santa María, lo mismo que hicieron todas las gentes que presenciaron lo sucedido en un ruego unánime e inmediato.
Y Ella escuchó su ruego y su oración, y los dos que se peleaban perdonáronse mutuamente, tras lo cual todos los presentes loaron de corazón a la Virgen de quien Dios quiso nacer el día de Navidad.




How two sailors were trying to kill each other in Laredo in front of the altar of Holy Mary, and in Her great mercy She kept them from killing or wounding each other.

"In addition to all the other good the Spiritual Queen does for us, She keeps us from doing all the evil of which we are capable."

For whereas our nature inclines more to evil than good, She keeps us from this weakness so that we cannot sin, although we try. To illustrate such great mercy, I shall tell you a miracle which the Lady who is mighty and worthy performed in Laredo in Her church I mentioned, which stands above the sea, where many people go on pilgrimage to pray to the Glorious One, She who always gives good counsel to the afflicted and in trouble does not fail.
Whereby it happened once that many men from the land went to pass the night there and burn their candles. Then two sailors began to fight in mortal struggle right in front of the altar.
Both drew their knives to wound the other, but the Glorious One would not allow them to carry out their intention, for they could not move nor the one approach the other. All the people came to witness this marvelous event. Although both had their arms outstretched to wound the other, they could not bring them down again. Standing there staring at each other, they could not budge, as though they were made of stone or metal. As they stood there all paralyzed in that way, each one repented and begged mercy of Holy Mary, and all the people who saw this miracle joined in their prayers at once.
She heard their prayer and supplication, and those who hated each other pardoned each other, and all the people there praised with all their hearts the Virgin of whom God chose to be born at Christmastide.

*Laredo: This is a town in the province of Santander, Spain (Region of Cantabria)


Performers: Música Antigua (E.Paniagua)

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• Alfonso X el Sabio
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