Collect · Feb 15, 2020 · Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
WDTPRS – Sexagesima Sunday: Some make it but many do not.
Vetus OrdoSexagesima Sunday — Jan 31, 2027, Feb 20, 2028
Deus, qui conspicis, quia ex nulla nostra actione confidimus: concede propitius; ut, contra adversa omnia, Doctoris gentium protectione muniamur.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, You who perceive that we trust in no action of our own: propitiously grant; that we may be fortified against every adverse thing by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles. This ancient prayer makes explicit reference to St. Paul, the Doctor of the Gentiles.
In the traditional Roman calendar, last week was the first of the pre-Lenten Sundays, Septuagesima or “Seventieth” before Easter. This Sunday is called Sexagesima, “Sixtieth”. This number is more symbolic than arithmetical. For a fuller explanation, HERE. Pre-Lent Sundays have Roman Station churches. The Roman Station is at St. Paul’s outside-the-walls.