Collect · Oct 8, 2022 · Patristiblogging, WDTPRS
WDTPRS – 28th Ordinary Sunday (N.O.): A seminar on grace!
Novus Ordo28th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Oct 10, 2027, Oct 15, 2028
Tua nos, quaesumus, Domine, gratia semper et praeveniat et sequatur, ac bonis operibus iugiter praestet esse intentos.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
We beg, O Lord, that Your grace may always both go before and follow after us, and hence continuously keep us intent upon good works.
The elegant Collect for the 28th Ordinary Sunday has been used for centuries on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost according to the traditional Roman calendar. This is a lovely prayer to sing. The separation of tua and gratia in the first line is an example of the figure of speech called hyperbaton: unusual word order to produce a dramatic effect.…