Category: Spiritual Life

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 →

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 →

Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Saint Didacus of Alcalá (November 13): Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui dispositióne mirábili infírma mundi éligis, ut fórtia quæque confúndas: concéde propítius humilitáti nostræ; ut, piis beáti … Continue reading →

Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui in dilécto Fílio tuo, universórum Rege, ómnia instauráre voluísti: concéde propítius; ut cunctæ … Continue reading →

Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Saint Antonio Maria Claret (October 23): Deus, qui beátum Antónium Maríam Confessórem tuum atque Pontíficem, apostólicis virtútibus sublimásti, et per eum novas in Ecclésia clericórum ac … Continue reading →

Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Saint John Cantius (October 20): Da, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, sancti Ioánnis Confessóris exémplo in sciéntia Sanctórum proficiéntes, atque áliis misericórdiam exhibéntes; eius méritis, indulgéntiam apud te … Continue reading →

Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Saint Luke the Evangelist (October 18): Intervéniat pro nobis, quǽsumus, Dómine, sanctus tuus Lucas Evangelísta: qui crucis mortificatiónem iúgiter in suo córpore, pro tui nóminis honóre, … Continue reading →