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
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
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
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui cœléstia simul et terréna moderáris: supplicatiónes pópuli tui cleménter exáudi; et pacem tuam nostris concéde tempóribus. … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Feast of the Holy Family (which, in the traditional Roman rite, is the Sunday after the Epiphany): Dómine Iesu Christe, qui, Maríæ et Ioseph súbditus, … Continue reading
As we look at a Christmas crèche, a question should come to each of our minds: What will I do for the love of this Child? Perhaps some who chance upon these lines will think the question untimely. Christmas, they … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (which is the Sunday after the Circumcision, or, in the event that there is no Sunday between January … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, dírige actus nostros in beneplácito tuo: ut in nómine dilécti Fílii tui mereámur bonis opéribus … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Fourth Sunday of Advent: Excita, quǽsumus, Dómine, poténtiam tuam, et veni: et magna nobis virtúte succúrre; ut per auxílium grátiæ tuæ, quod nostra peccáta præpédiunt, … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday): Aurem tuam, quǽsumus, Dómine, précibus nostris accómmoda: et mentis nostræ ténebras, grátia tuæ visitatiónis illústra. Here is my translation: … Continue reading
One of the major themes of the Church’s Advent liturgy is hope as exemplified in the lovely hymn, Rorate Caeli. That this is a season of hope is something of a commonplace in considerations on these first four weeks of … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Second Sunday of Advent: Excita, Dómine, corda nostra ad præparándas Unigéniti tui vias: ut, per eius advéntum, purificátis tibi méntibus servíre mereámur. Here is my … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the First Sunday of Advent: Excita, quǽsumus, Dómine, poténtiam tuam, et veni: ut ab imminéntibus peccatórum nostrórum perículis, te mereámur protegénte éripi, te liberánte salvári. Here … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Twenty-Fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost: Excita, quǽsumus, Dómine, tuórum fidélium voluntátes: ut, divíni óperis fructum propénsius exsequéntes; pietátis tuæ remédia maióra percípiant. Here is … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Saint Felix of Valois (November 20): Deus, qui beátum Felícem Confessórem tuum ex erémo ad munus rediméndi captívos cǽlitus vocáre dignátus es: præsta, quǽsumus; ut per … Continue reading
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