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Wednesday, May 5, 2027

Vetus Ordo · 1962 Missale Romanum · 2020 USA calendar

Vigil of the Ascension

II class · White

Mass texts at Divinum Officium ↗

Commentary for this day

CollectMay 24, 2017

Vigil of Ascension Thursday

Deus, cuius Filus hodie in caelos, Apostolis astantibus, ascendit, concede nobis, quaesumus, ut secundum eius promissionem et ille nobiscum semper in terris et nos cum eo in caelo vivere mereamur.
Literal rendering

O God, whose Son today ascended into the heavens as the Apostles were standing close by, grant us, we beseech You, that, according to His promise, we may be worthy both that He lives with us on earth, and that we live with Him in heaven.

Here is something I wrote a loooong time ago – 2006 – for an WDTPRS article in the print version of The Wanderer. I had a column there for 11 years. …(I)n some places the Feast of the Ascension, which falls always on a Thursday, has been transferred to this Sunday. That would make it “Ascension Thursday Sunday”, I suppose.

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Also posted: May 24, 2006

From 5th Sunday after Easter

On weekdays without their own proper, the Mass takes the Sunday’s prayers.

CollectMay 10, 2026

WDTPRS – 5th Sunday after Easter (V.O.): Liturgical goop. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Deus, a quo bona cuncta procedunt, largire supplicibus tuis: ut cogitemus, te inspirante, quae recta sunt; et, te gubernante, eadem faciamus.
Literal rendering

O God, from whom all good things issue forth, bountifully grant to Your supplicants, that, You inspiring, we may think things which are right, and, You guiding, we may accomplish the same.

I am going to drag you – again – through my standard and sustained rant about liturgy, punctuated by Latin vocabulary and Neoplatonism. Consider this a different sort of “food post”. I will apply what I rant about to the Collect for this Sunday’s Mass. Hang on for the ride.

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Also posted: May 7, 2021 · May 5, 2018

CollectMay 12, 2009

PRAYERCAzT 27: 5th Sunday after Easter (1962MR)

Welcome to another rapid installment of What Does the Prayer Really Sound Like? Today we will learn the antiphons, orations and readings for the 5th Sunday after Easter in the 1962 Missale Romanum. I read the texts and then sing the prayers the priest must sing in the Festal tone and sing also the Epistle and Gospel in tones you…

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The same prayer, discussed elsewhere

Novus Ordo · 2002 Missale Romanum

Wednesday of the 6th week of Easter

feria · White · Eastertide · Year B

Readings at USCCB ↗

From 6th Sunday of Easter

On weekdays without their own proper, the Mass takes the Sunday’s prayers.

CollectApr 30, 2016

WDTPRS – 6th Sunday of Easter (OF): We are risen, rising, and about to rise all at the same time

Fac nos, omnipotens Deus, hos laetitiae dies, quos in honorem Domini resurgentis exsequimur, affectu sedulo celebrare, ut quod recordatione percurrimus semper in opere teneamus.
Literal rendering

Almighty God, cause us to celebrate these days of joy, which we are carrying out in honor of the rising Lord with zealous affection, so that we may grasp in deed what we are traversing in remembrance.

Here is this week’s Collect, for the 6th Sunday of Easter in the Ordinary Form: This is glued together from bits and pieces gleaned from prayers in the ancient Veronese and Gelasian Sacramentary. Affectus means “a state or disposition of mind, mood” or “affection” in the sense of “love, desire, fondness” etc. Sedulus, is “busy, diligent, careful”. There is also…

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Also posted: May 17, 2009

Post CommunionMay 21, 2006

6th Sunday of Easter: Post Communion

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui ad aeternam vitam in Christi resurrectione nos reparas, fructum in nobis paschalis multiplica sacramenti, et fortitudinem cibi salutaris nostris infunde pectoribus.
Literal rendering

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the resurrection of Christ restore us unto life eternal, multiply in us the fruit of the mysterious paschal sacrament, and pour the strengthening power of this saving food into our souls.

What Does the Prayer Really Say? 6th Sunday of Easter ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2003 Some feedback from you treasured readers: Fr. C of PA writes, “I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoy reading your column…. Having studied in Rome for seven years (for Theology and Church History) under such greats as Father Witte in…

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