Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Second Sunday of Quadragesima (Lent): Deus, qui cónspicis omni nos virtúte destítui: intérius exteriúsque custódi; ut ab ómnibus adversitátibus muniámur in córpore, et a pravis … Continue reading
Category: Mass and the Liturgy
Saint Augustine Condemning Faith without Works
The following comes from the Matins lessons in the traditional Roman-rite office for the Monday of the First week of Quadragesima. Twelve-hundred years in advance, Saint Augustine here condemns most emphatically the unbiblical notion of sola fides propagated by the … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the First Sunday of Quadragesima (Lent)
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the First Sunday of Quadragesima (Lent): Deus, qui Ecclésiam tuam ánnua quadragesimáli observatióne puríficas: præsta famíliæ tuæ; ut, quod a te obtinére abstinéndo nítitur, hoc bonis … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for Quinquagesima Sunday
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Quinquagesima Sunday: Preces nostras, quǽsumus, Dómine, cleménter exáudi: atque, a peccatórum vínculis absolútos, ab omni nos adversitáte custódi. Here is my translation: Mercifully hear our prayers, … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for Sexagesima Sunday
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Sexagesima Sunday: Deus, qui cónspicis, quia ex nulla nostra actióne confídimus: concéde propítius; ut, contra advérsa ómnia, Doctóris géntium protectióne muniámur. Here is my translation: O … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for Septuagesima Sunday
If the reader does not know what “Septuagesima Sunday” means, or what the Septuagesima season is, I highly recommend the succinct but informative Septuagesima Overview at the excellent Fisheaters site. Here is the oration that the Church prays in the … Continue reading
The Importance of ‘Memory’ in the Liturgy and the Rosary
The following is a brief excerpt from a book soon to be published by our Sisters. It considers the role of the Church’s Liturgy and the Holy Rosary in giving us reminders of the great Mysteries of our Faith. Update … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the Seven Holy Founders of the Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the feast of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary (February 12): Dómine Iesu Christe, qui, ad recoléndam memóriam dolórum sanctíssimæ Genetrícis … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: Famíliam tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine, contínua pietáte custódi: ut, quæ in sola spe grátiæ cœléstis innítitur, tua semper protectióne muniátur. Here … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for Saint Agatha
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the feast of Saint Agatha (February 5): Deus, qui inter cétera poténtiæ tuæ mirácula étiam in sexu frágili victóriam martýrii contulísti: concéde propítius; ut, qui beátæ … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: Deus, qui nos, in tantis perículis constitútos, pro humána scis fragilitáte non posse subsístere: da nobis salútem mentis et córporis; … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for Saint Peter Nolasco
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the feast of Saint Peter Nolasco: Deus, qui in tuæ caritátis exémplum ad fidélium redemptiónem sanctum Petrum Ecclésiam tuam nova prole fœcundáre divínitus docuísti: ipsíus nobis … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, infirmitatem nostram propítius réspice: atque, ad protegéndum nos, déxteram tuæ maiestátis exténde. Here is my translation: All … Continue reading