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Thursday, August 10, 2028

Vetus Ordo · 1962 Missale Romanum · 2020 USA calendar

St. Lawrence, Martyr

II class · Red

Mass texts at Divinum Officium ↗

Commentary for this day

CollectAug 10, 2023

10 August: Wonderful Collect for St. Lawrence

Da nobis, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus: vitiorum nostrorum flammas extinguere; qui beato Laurentio tribuisti tormentorum suorum incendia superare.

St. Lawrence the deacon and martyr is beloved of the Romans. He has many churches in the City, which is a sign of how deeply he was venerated in centuries past. Today in the traditional form of the Roman Rite we have a wonderful Collect: Da nobis, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus: vitiorum nostrorum flammas extinguere; qui beato Laurentio tribuisti tormentorum suorum…

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Also posted: Aug 10, 2022 · Aug 10, 2011

The same prayer, discussed elsewhere

Novus Ordo · 2002 Missale Romanum

Saint Lawrence of Rome, Deacon and Martyr

feast · Red · Ordinary Time · Year C

Readings at USCCB ↗

From Transfiguration

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

CollectAug 5, 2017

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord: Celebrating the defeat of Islam in 1453

Deus, qui fidei sacramenta in Unigeniti tui gloriosa Transfiguratione patrum testimonio roborasti, et adoptionem filiorum perfectam mirabiliter praesignasti, concede nobis famulis tuis, ut, ipsius dilecti Filii tui vocem audientes, eiusdem coheredes effici mereamur.

After the Muslims took Constantinople in 1453 after a 53-day siege, Sultan Mehmed II went next for Hungary, first attacking Belgrade. It didn’t go well for Mehmed. The siege turned into a counterattack which overran the Muslim camp. The Islamic invaders were forced to retreat.

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Also posted: Aug 6, 2014 · Aug 6, 2011 · Aug 6, 2010