Actus Caritatis

Actus Caritatis (2022) is a Catholic prayer based on Matthew 22:37–39: O Lord God, I love Thee above all things and love my neighbour on account of Thee because Thou art the greatest, infinite and most perfect good, worthy of all love. In this love I resolve to live and die. Amen. On this choice of text, Vasks has commented: “Since my first opus in Latin, Dona nobis pacem, I have always felt that the Latin language has the presence of eternity. In the time that I have remaining, I wish to write prayers in sound, to pray for our world, for the miracle of great, divine love.”

Lauma Malncace (SKANI: LMIC 163, 2024)