On weekdays without their own proper, the Mass takes the Sunday’s prayers.
CollectJun 27, 2026
Deus, qui, per adoptionem gratiae, lucis nos esse filios voluisti, praesta, quaesumus, ut errorum non involvamur tenebris, sed in splendore veritatis semper maneamus conspicui.
Literal renderingO God, who willed us, through the adoption of grace, to be children of light, grant, we beg, that we may not be wrapped up in the shadows of errors, but that we may remain always conspicuous in the splendor of truth.
At work in the Collect for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time are themes of divine adoption, the liberation of the children of God, the peril of error, and the splendor of Truth. Here is the Collect: O God, who willed us, through the adoption of grace, to be children of light, grant, we beg, that we may not be…
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Prayer over the OfferingsJul 2, 2006
Deus, qui mysteriorum tuorum dignanter operaris effectus, praesta, quaesumus, ut sacris apta muneribus fiant nostra servitia.
Literal renderingO God, who do favorably work the effects of Your sacraments, grant, we beseech You, that our cultic acts may be made suitable for these sacred gifts.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2006 ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2006 During their plenary meeting in Los Angeles last week the American bishops voted overwhelmingly to approve a new English draft translation of the ordinary of the Mass, their (and our) magnum opus et arduum. There…
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Hanc oblationem, quaesumus, Domine quam maiestati tuae pro peccatis nostris offerimus, propitius respice et praesta, ut sacrificium ex quo hominibus profluit fons veniae Sancti Spiritus gratiam lacrimas effundendi pro nostris offensionibus largiatur.
Literal renderingO God, who graciously produce the effects of your sacraments, grant, we beseech Thee, that our servitude may be made well-suited for these sacrificial gifts.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2002 I am sure all of you were riveted either to the TV or the computer display watching the live transmission of the US bishops’ meeting in Dallas. The event is too recent for me to express calmly what I thought of it.…
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