Collect · Apr 22, 2018 · SESSIUNCULA
WDTPRS 3rd Sunday after Easter (TLM): Be distinguished by your profession of Christ!
Vetus Ordo3rd Sunday after Easter — Apr 18, 2027, May 7, 2028
Deus, qui errantibus, ut in viam possint redire iustitiae, veritatis tuae lumen ostendis, da cunctis qui christiana professione censentur, et illa respuere, quae huic inimica sunt nomini, et ea quae sunt apta sectari.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who do show the light of Your truth to the erring so that they might be able to return unto the way of justice, grant to all who are distinguished by their profession of Christ that they may both strongly reject those things which are inimical to this name of Christian and follow eagerly the things which are suited to it.
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