2nd Week of Advent – Tuesday
Novus OrdoTuesday of the 2nd week of Advent — Dec 7, 2027
Deus, qui salutare tuum cunctis terrae finibus declarasti, tribue, quaesumus, ut nativitatis eius gloriam laetanter praesolemur.O God, who made known Your salvation to all the ends of the earth, grant, we entreat You, that we may in joyful expectation await the glory of His Nativity. God found ways through the history of salvation to make His salvation known through signs and revelation and even in the workings of the human mind. Before the Nativity of the Lord, He showed signs to the Jews and, in the persons of the Magi, to all the nations. There were even, perhaps, prophecies of the event among Roman writers, if some are to be believed. Ever since, Holy Church has been announcing the Good News to the ends of the earth.
Here is the Collect of Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Advent: The wonderfully apt verb praestolor, deponent (passive in form but active in meaning), is "to stand ready for, to wait for, expect a person or thing". LITERAL VERSION: O God, who made known Your salvation to all the ends of the earth, grant, we entreat You, that we…