On weekdays without their own proper, the Mass takes the Sunday’s prayers.
CollectMay 29, 2026
Proficiat nobis ad salutem corporis et animae, Domine Deus noster, huius sacramenti susceptio, et sempiternae sanctae Trinitatis eiusdemque individuae Unitatis confessio.
Literal renderingMay the reception of this sacrament, O Lord our God, and also the confession of our faith in the holy everlasting Trinity and of the undivided Unity of the same, profit us for the salvation of body and soul.
At some point we wind up taking a stab at explaining the Trinity to someone. Results vary. Since this coming Sunday (at the traditional close of the Octave of Pentecost) we observe Trinity Sunday, appropriate after Easter and Pentecost. To get at the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, let’s use the final prayer at Holy Mass in the venerable,…
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Prayer over the OfferingsJun 11, 2006
Sanctifica, quaesumus, Domine Deus noster, per tui nominis invocationem, haec munera nostrae servitutis, et per ea nosmetipsos tibi perfice munus aeternum.
Literal renderingSanctify, we entreat You, O Lord our God, these sacrificial offerings of our servitude by the invocation of Your hallowed name, and through them bring us ourselves to completion as an everlasting offering to You.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? Trinity Sunday ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2006 ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2006 Feedback. PM of CA wrote an epistle (edited): “Thank you for all of your great work with the blog (www.wdtprs.com) …. You have inspired me to write to the appropriate bishops regarding the new translations and I pray…
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Deus Pater, qui, Verbum veritatis et Spiritum sanctificationis mittens in mundum, admirabile mysterium tuum hominibus declarasti, da nobis, in confessione verae fidei, aeternae gloriam Trinitatis agnoscere, et Unitatem adorare in potentia maiestatis.
Literal renderingO God the Father, who, sending into the world the Word of Truth and the Spirit of sanctification, declared Thy wondrous mystery to men, grant us, in a confession of true faith, to recognize the glory of the eternal Trinity, and to adore Its Unity in the power of majesty.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? Trinity Sunday ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2005 JM writes via e-mail: “When a new The Wanderer arrives in the post I always turn first to your column. It is with trepidation that I quibble with one so versed in the nuances of language. However it seems to me that one of the…
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Post CommunionJun 11, 2006
Proficiat nobis ad salutem corporis et animae, Domine Deus noster, huius sacramenti susceptio, et sempiternae sanctae Trinitatis eiusdemque individuae Unitatis confessio.
Literal renderingMay the reception of this sacrament, O Lord our God, and also the confession of our faith in the holy everlasting Trinity and of the undivided Unity of the same, profit us for the salvation of body and soul.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? Trinity Sunday ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2003 Some feedback from FA in Italy (my translation): “I attended the Holy Mass celebrated by His Eminence Card. Castrillón-Hoyos in S. Maria Maggiore: it was a beautiful day. There were at least 200-2500 people, and not just the usual gloomy and sour traditionalists… there were…
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