Collect · Jan 25, 2024 · Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
WDTPRS – 25 Jan – Conversion of St. Paul: Comparison of Novus and Vetus Collects
Novus OrdoConversion of Saint Paul, Apostle — Jan 25, 2027, Jan 25, 2028
Vetus OrdoConversion of St. Paul the Apostle — Jan 25, 2027, Jan 25, 2028
Deus, qui universum mundum beati Pauli Apostoli praedicatione docuisti: da nobis, quaesumus; ut, qui eius hodie Conversionem colimus, per eius exempla gradiamur.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who instructed the whole world by the preaching of the Blessed Apostle Paul: grant us, we beseech You, that, we who are today honoring his Conversion, may walk according to his examples.
In honor of the Apostle to the Gentiles let us make a rapid comparison of the Collects for today’s feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. We’ll look first at the 1962 Missale Romanum and then the 2002 edition. The Collect is nearly the same in both.