CollectAug 1, 2026
Adesto, Domine, famulis tuis, et perpetuam benignitatem largire poscentibus, ut his, qui te auctorem et gubernatorem gloriantur habere, et grata restaures, et restaurata conserves.
Literal renderingBe present to Your servants, O Lord, and grant Your unending kindness to those seeking it, so that You may restore favors to those who glory in having You as author and guide, and You may preserve them once restored.
When the priest, alter Christus, says our prayers during Holy Mass, Christ, Head of the Body, speaks. His words have power to form us. Formed according to the mind of the Church, we Catholics then go out from Mass to shape our world around us.
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Post CommunionAug 6, 2006
Quos caelesti recreas munere, perpetuo, Domine, comitare praesidio, et, quos fovere non desinis, dignos fieri sempiterna redemptione concede.
Literal renderingAccompany, O Lord, with your continual protection, those whom you have refreshed by this heavenly gift, and grant that those whom You do not cease to cherish, may become worthy of eternal redemption.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2003 I have been getting a good deal e-mail from you all these days, and less of your conventional or “snail” mail. I assume that some letters may be piling up in the office of The Wanderer. Be patient. Also, if you are…
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Propitius, Domine, quaesumus, haec dona sanctifica, et, hostiae spiritalis oblatione suscepta, nosmetipsos tibi perfice munus aeternum.
Literal renderingIn your mercy, we beseech you, O Lord, sanctify these gifts and, as the offering of this spiritual sacrifice is received, perfect us ourselves into an eternal offering worthy of you.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2002 It is time again for some of your feedback. RG of IA writes via snail-mail: “I’m sending this via “snail-mail”, as you referred to the time-honored postal system in your July 4 column. This subtle (albeit trite) reference causes continued financial stress…
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