On weekdays without their own proper, the Mass takes the Sunday’s prayers.
CollectJan 1, 2009
Deus, qui salutis aeternae, beatae Mariae virginitate fecunda, humano generi praemia praestitisti: tribue, quaesumus; ut ipsam pro nobis intercedere sentiamus, per quam meruimus auctorem vitae suscipere.
Literal renderingO God, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary bestowed upon the human race the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beg, that we may perceive her interceding for us, through whom we merited to receive Your Son, the author of life. As I said before, the Circumcision resounds deeply throughout this Mass. The Roman Station for today is the ancient basilica dedicated to Mary, S. Maria in Trastevere. However, our knowledge of history reminds us that the Station used to be in even more ancient times the basilica S. Maria ad martyres, the other name of the Pantheon in the heart of Rome. The “rewards of eternal salvation” were won only through the shedding of the Son of…
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 1 January – The Octave of Christmas (1962 Missale Romanum) During the Octave of the Nativity Holy Church helps us to rest in the mystery of the Lord’s Birth, His future Sacrifice, and the Divine Motherhood of Mary. Our Church is the greatest expert in humanity there has ever been. Octaves reflect her care…
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Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, dirige actus nostros in beneplacito tuo: ut in nomine dilecti Filii tui mereamur bonis operibus abundare.
Literal renderingAlmighty eternal God, direct our actions in your gracious purpose, so that in the name of Thy beloved Son, we may merit to abound with good works. ICEL (1973 translation of the 1970MR): All-powerful and ever-living God, direct your love that is within us, that our efforts in the name of your Son may bring mankind to unity and peace. The lame-duck ICEL version’s “All-powerful and ever-living God” for omnipotens sempiterne Deus is not so bad. Quite bad, on the other hand, is their “direct your love that is within us”.
What is going on in today’s …. COLLECT – LATIN TEXT (1962MR): Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, dirige actus nostros in beneplacito tuo: ut in nomine dilecti Filii tui mereamur bonis operibus abundare. This Collect survived the surgeons of Bugnini’s Consilium to live on in the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Novus Ordo calendar.
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Da nobis, quaesumus, Domine, Unigeniti Filii tui recensita nativitate vegetari, cuius caelesti mysterio pascimur et potamur.
Literal renderingO God, who gladden us by the yearly expectation of our redemption, grant that we may merit to see Your Only Begotten, our Lord, Christ Jesus, whom we in joy are now receiving as the Redeemer also see in safety when He is coming as the Judge. SUPER OBLATA (ad Missam in Vigilia): Tanto nos, Domine, quaesumus, promptiore servitio haec praecurrere concede sollemnia, quanto in his constare principium nostrae redemptionis ostendis. This “prayer over the gifts” has its origin in the Veronese Sacramentary as well as the Gelasian. We saw the tanto…quanto construction in today’s prayer (above). Alas tanto …quanto doesn’t have a direct equivalent in English. Furthermore, the elegant logical reversal of the concepts make it necessary to depart…
We have come to the Vigil of Christmas. This is celebrated in the evening of Christmas Eve. It is not the Midnight Mass, or Missa in nocte. This Mass fulfills your obligation. Let us look rapidly at the three prayers for that Mass with the 2002 Missale Romanum.
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CollectDec 24, 2008
Deus, qui hanc sacratissimam noctem veri luminis fecisti illustratione clarescere: da, quaesumus; ut, cuius lucis mysteria in terra cognovimus, eius quoque gaudiis in caelo perfruamur.
Literal renderingO God, who made this most sacred night to grow ever brighter by the vivid representational illumination of the true light, grant, we beg Thee, that we may enjoy completely in heaven also the joys of Him whose sacramental mysteries of light we perceive on earth.
Christmas has three Masses, at night, at dawn and in the day. Let us use the Mass in nocte or “Midnight Mass”. Using the texts of the orations, let’s drill into our “Midnight Mass” in the Extraordinary Use of the Roman Rite. This is the Mass which, I think, captures our attention and our hearts.
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“in die” – (2002MR) Praesta, misericors Deus, ut natus hodie Salvator mundi, sicut divinae nobis generationis est auctor, ita et immortalitatis sit ipse largitor.
Literal renderingO God, who in a wondrous way created the dignity of human nature, and yet more wondrously shaped it anew, grant us, we beg, to be partakers of the Godhead of Him who deigned to become a participant of our humanity. St. Pope Leo I “the Great” (+441) said in his Christmas sermon of 440: “O Christian, recognize your dignity (dignitatem), and made a partaker (consors) of the divine nature, do not dare by degenerate conduct to return to former baseness. Remember of whose Head and whose body you are a member. Call to mind that you were snatched from the power of the shadows and borne over into the light and kingdom of God. By means of the sacrament…
What Does the Prayer Really Say? Christmas Day – Roman Station: 1st and 3rd Masses – Basilica of St. Mary Major, 2nd Mass – St. Anastasia ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2005 The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Christmas, has a Vigil and Masses on the day itself: in nocte or “during night” (the legendary “Midnight Mass”),…
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