Tuesday, January 25, 2028

WDTPRS – 25 Jan – Conversion of St. Paul: Comparison of Novus and Vetus Collects

Deus, qui universum mundum beati Pauli Apostoli praedicatione docuisti: da nobis, quaesumus; ut, qui eius hodie Conversionem colimus, per eius exempla gradiamur.

In honor of the Apostle to the Gentiles let us make a rapid comparison of the Collects for today’s feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. We’ll look first at the 1962 Missale Romanum and then the 2002 edition. The Collect is nearly the same in both.

Also posted: Jan 24, 2009

WDTPRS – 3rd Sunday after Epiphany: Shelter from the attacks of Hell

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, infirmitatem nostram propitius respice, atque ad protegendum nos dexteram tuae maiestatis extende.

ALERT: A small percentage of orations from our Roman heritage survived the the scissors and paste-pots of Bugnini and his merry band of experts in the Consilium. This is one of them. Today’s Collect was in the ancient Veronese and Gelasian Sacramentaries, and so it represents the best of the liturgical tradition of the early Church in Rome, formed out…

PRAYERCAzT: Sunday Vespers, with lots of frills (Liber Usualis) – 3rd Sunday after Epiphany – Fr. Z rants a little.

Lots of frills this time, for the tired brethren. However, I did something different time. I sang the whole thing from beginning to end using the Liber Usualis. A group of men is getting Sunday Vespers in the older, traditional form of the office, going in NYC. I thought something like this might be helpful for them as they get…

WDTPRS – Conversion of St. Paul: Comparison 1962MR & 2002MR Collects

Also posted: Jan 25, 2016 · Jan 25, 2010 · Jan 25, 2006

WDTPRS – Saturday after Ash Wednesday

Also posted: Mar 4, 2006