1st Sunday of Advent: SUPER OBLATA (2)
Novus Ordo1st Sunday of Advent — Nov 29, 2026, Nov 28, 2027, Dec 3, 2028
Suscipe, quaesumus, Domine, munera quae de tuis offerimus collata beneficiis, et, quod nostrae devotioni concedis effici temporali, tuae nobis fiat praemium redemptionis aeternae.Take up, O Lord, we beg You, the gifts we are offering which were gathered together from Your favors, and let that which You grant to be accomplished by our temporal dedication become for us the reward of Your eternal redemption. ICEL (1973 translation of the 1970MR): Father, from all you give us we present this bread and wine. As we serve you now, accept our offering and sustain us with your promise of eternal life. The now lame-duck ICEL version emphasizes the “meal” aspect of Mass rather than the transforming “sacrificial” dimension. The Latin says munera, “gifts”, but ICEL says “bread and wine”; panem et vinum are not in the Latin original. Of course at this point in Mass…
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 1st Sunday of Advent – Roman Station: St. Mary Major ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2005 ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2005 These WDTPRS articles carefully explore week by week what the Latin prayers of Holy Mass really say. The first year of this series examined the Collects (“Opening prayer”) of Mass,…