Ordo for

Wednesday, June 28, 2028

Vetus Ordo · 1962 Missale Romanum · 2020 USA calendar

Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles

II class · Violet

Commentary for this day

CollectJun 28, 2016

28 June – Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul: Firm upon the Rock of Apostolic Faith

Præsta, quaesumus, omnípotens Deus: ut nullis nos permíttas perturbatiónibus cóncuti; quos in apostólicæ confessiónis petra solidásti.

During this Fortnight For Freedom we observe (not celebrate!) the Vigil of the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. Vigils in the liturgical calendar are not just reminders that tomorrow is a feast. They are also reminders to prepare for the feast! We do penance. We especially do penance because of the horrid recent SCOTUS decisions which undermine religious liberty.

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From 3rd Sunday after Pentecost

On weekdays without their own proper, the Mass takes the Sunday’s prayers.

CollectJun 9, 2024

WDTPRS – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: “As soldiers, traveling through enemy territory…” (NO and VO comparison)

Protector in te sperantium, Deus, sine quo nihil est validum, nihil sanctum: multiplica super nos misericordiam tuam; ut, te rectore, te duce, sic transeamus per bona temporalia, ut non amittamus aeterna.
Literal rendering

O God, protector of those hoping in You, without whom nothing is efficacious, nothing holy, multiply Your mercy upon us, so that, You being our guide and leader, we may pass through temporal goods in such a way that we do not lose the eternal.

In the older, traditional calendar of the Roman Rite, today is the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. This is a yummy oration. Let’s have a taste. There is a pleasant alliteration in lines 2-3 of the collect. We can find a pair of pairs: nihil validum, nihil sanctum and some great ablative absolutes te rectore, te duce.

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Also posted: Jun 18, 2023 · Jun 12, 2021

Novus Ordo · 2002 Missale Romanum

Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr

memorial · Red · Ordinary Time · Year C

From 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time

On weekdays without their own proper, the Mass takes the Sunday’s prayers.

CollectJun 20, 2026

WDTPRS – The Collect for the 12th Ordinary Sunday (Novus Ordo): His Name and Holy Fear, Holy Consolation

Sancti nominis tui, Domine, timorem pariter et amorem fac nos habere perpetuum, quia numquam tua gubernatione destituis, quos in soliditate tuae dilectionis instituis.
Literal rendering

Of Your Holy Name, O Lord, empower us to possess both a perpetual fear and, in no way less, a love: because You never deprive of Your guidance those whom You ground in the solidity of Your love.

This coming Sunday’s Collect is wonderful to sing! It is stark and lavish, carefully balanced, quintessentially Roman. This week’s Collect, also in 1962 Missale Romanum for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, was in the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary for the Sunday after the Ascension (Thursday). It is also prayed after the Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.

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Also posted: Jun 17, 2016 · Jun 21, 2015 · Jun 25, 2006

Prayer over the OfferingsJun 25, 2006

12th Sunday of Ordinary Time: SUPER OBLATA (2)

Suscipe, Domine, sacrificium placationis et laudis, et praesta, ut, huius operatione mundati, beneplacitum tibi nostrae mentis offeramus affectum.
Literal rendering

Accept, O Lord, the sacrifice of placation and praise, and grant that we, having been cleansed by the religious work of this sacrificial act of offering, may offer you the well-pleasing affection of our minds.

What Does the Prayer Really Say? 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2006 The long time reader of these columns and now frequent participant on the WDTPRS internet blog, our friend HE, wrote to a bishop about liturgical translations and received a response (edited) which he shared: “Thank you for your letter of May 19,…

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