3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time: COLLECT (2)
Novus Ordo3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time — Jan 24, 2027, Jan 23, 2028
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, dirige actus nostros in beneplacito tuo, ut in nomine dilecti Filii tui mereamur bonis operibus abundare.Almighty eternal God, direct our actions in your gracious purpose, so that in the name of Thy beloved Son, we may merit to abound with good works. ICEL (1973 translation of the 1970MR): All-powerful and ever-living God, direct your love that is within us, that our efforts in the name of your Son may bring mankind to unity and peace. The lame-duck ICEL version’s “All-powerful and ever-living God” for omnipotens sempiterne Deus is not so bad. Quite bad, on the other hand, is their “direct your love that is within us”. The Latin clearly connects God’s own purpose for us and the actions that flow from that purpose. In the ICEL version we have a vague term “love”, rather than…
What Does the Prayer Really Say? 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2005 ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2005 ER writes via e-mail (Latin cleaned up): “I am not sure whether I heard it correctly. When watching the Papal Mass at the Vatican for Christmas, on TV, I was jolted when I thought I…