On weekdays without their own proper, the Mass takes the Sunday’s prayers.
CollectJul 4, 2026
Deus, qui Filii tui humilitate iacentem mundum erexisti, fidelibus tuis sanctam concede laetitiam, ut, quos eripuisti a servitute peccati, gaudiis facias perfrui sempiternis.
Literal renderingO God, who by the abasement of Your Son raised up the fallen world, grant holy joy to Your faithful, so that You may cause those whom You snatched from the servitude of sin to enjoy delights unending.
On the weekend in the wake of our 250th celebration of Independence Day, our Collect for the 14th Ordinary Sunday offers the image of material creation as an enervated body, weakened by sin, lying in the dust whence it came. In the Original Sin all creation was wounded. This is evident daily. There ought be harmony between us and the…
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Tantis, Domine, repleti muneribus, praesta, quaesumus, ut et salutaria dona capiamus, et a tua numquam laude cessemus.
Literal renderingHaving been filled, O Lord, with such great gifts, grant, we beg you, that we may both grasp the saving gifts and also never cease from your praise.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2003 Here is some of your correspondence, which always… well almost always… brightens my day. KP writes via e-mail: “I faithfully read "What Does the Prayer Really Say" each time the Wanderer comes out and I want to say thank you and God…
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