19K views · 942 reactions | Tantum Ergo is sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Composed by Saint Thomas Aquinas, this gorgeous text hails the sacred Host and the majesty of the Trinity. Recite or sing Tantum Ergo in loving reverence, and you will be granted untold graces and a partial indulgence (or, on Holy Thursday and Corpus Christi, a plenary indulgence). Precious Body of Christ, have mercy on us! | TAN Books | Facebook

Sing the “Tantum Ergo” in Latin with Pope Leo XIV, the last two verses of “Pange Lingua,” the Eucharistic Hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Pope Leo XIV celebrated Holy Mass at St. John Lateran with procession with the Eucharist to St. Mary Major’s Basilica. Latin text: Tantum ergo Sacramentum veneremur cernui: et antiquum documentum novo cedat ritui: praestet fides supplementum sensuum defectui. Genitori, Genitoque laus et iubilatio, salus, honor, virtus qu