Collect · May 14, 2022 · Save The Liturgy - Save The World, WDTPRS
WDTPRS – 4th Sunday after Easter (1962MR): The smoke of Satan in the Temple of God
Vetus Ordo4th Sunday after Easter — Apr 25, 2027, May 14, 2028
Deus, qui fidelium mentes unius efficis voluntatis, da populis tuis id amare quod praecipis, id desiderare quod promittis, ut, inter mundanas varietates, ibi nostra fixa sint corda, ubi vera sunt gaudia.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who make the minds of the faithful to be of one will, grant unto Your people to love that thing which You command, to desire that which You promise, so that, amidst the vicissitudes of this world, our hearts may there be fixed where true joys are.
The Collect for the 4th Sunday after Easter, in the traditional Roman calendar, is the same as the Collect for the 21st Ordinary Sunday in the post-Conciliar calendar. Or… the other way around! Let’s look at the structure. A master crafted this prayer. It is in the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary. Listen to those “eee”s produced by the Latin “i”.