Accessit ad pedes Jesu

Paminger sets this Gospel passage with a rich STTB texture, the voices weaving together to create a sonorous, devotional atmosphere. The music closely follows the narrative, building in intensity as the sinful woman anoints Jesus’ feet. The flowing lines and careful syllabic setting of the Latin text emphasize the emotional weight of the story. The words speak of Mary Magdalene's devotion, her tears washing Jesus' feet, her hair drying them, and her anointing him with precious ointment. The response, 'Surge, fides tua te salvam fecit. Vade, vade in pace,' offers a moment of profound reassurance and peace, before the final affirmation of God's forgiveness, 'Dimissa sunt ei peccata multa quoniam dilexit multum.'