Epiphany: Super Oblata
Novus OrdoEpiphany — Jan 3, 2027, Jan 2, 2028
Ecclesiae tuae, quaesumus, Domine, dona propitius intuere, quibus non iam aurum, thus et myrrha profertur, sed quod eisdem muneribus declaratur, immolatur et sumitur, Iesus Christus.Graciously gaze down, we beseech Thee, O Lord, upon the gifts of Thy Church, in which gold, frankincense, and myrrh are no longer laid before Thee, but rather that which is revealed, sacrificed and received by means of those same gifts, Jesus Christ. You will right away notice that we have two different Latin words for “gift†herein: donum and munus. The fine Lewis & Short Dictionary lets us know that donum is associated in classical Latin literature with gifts of incense in a passage from the Aeneid of Virgil: dona turea (6, 225). The verb sumo is basically “to take, take up, lay hold of, assume.†In some contexts it can be “consume†and a raft of other meanings…
What Does the Prayer Really Say? Epiphany The cycle of Christmas was traditionally a magnificent drama in three acts. These different stages of the cycle reveal different aspects of the Incarnation of the Word. During Advent we are taught by Holy Mother Church about the prophecies of the one who was to come. During Christmastide, we see the Word made…