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WDTPRS – 7th Ordinary Sunday: Rational things and a student’s prayer
Novus Ordo7th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Feb 20, 2028
Praesta, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus, ut, semper rationabilia meditantes, quae tibi sunt placita, et dictis exsequamur et factis.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Grant, we beg, Almighty God, that we, meditating always on rational things, may fulfill those things which are pleasing to You by both words and deeds.
Let us look at the Collect for the upcoming 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Novus Ordo. Note the spiffy separation of et dictis…et factis by the verb. Rationabilis is an adjective meaning “reasonable, rational”. A Biblical source for part of the oration could be John 8:28-29: