32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: POST COMMUNION (1)
Novus Ordo32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time — Nov 8, 2026, Nov 7, 2027, Nov 12, 2028
Gratias tibi, Domine, referimus sacro munere vegetati, tuam clementiam implorantes, ut, per infusionem Spiritus tui, in quibus caelestis virtus introivit, sinceritatis gratia perseveret.Having been enlivened by the sacred gift, we return thanks to you, O Lord, imploring your forbearance, so that, through the outpouring of your Spirit, the grace of sincerity may persevere in those whom heavenly power has entered into. It is not a surprise to find the word sinceritatis in a Post communion prayer because it instantly calls to mind the Biblical phrase azymis sinceritatis, referring to the unleavened bread of the Jews and the admonition to live a moral life in keeping with one’s Christian character. At the time of Holy Communion we partake of what was the unleavened bread of the host, now transformed by the consecration of the priest into the Body and Blood of Christ. Sinceritas,…
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2003 ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2003 MD of WY writes "The Wanderer is a great help to me — I copy out your translations and use them at Mass so that I can better pray as the Church intended us to…