Collect · Jun 9, 2025 · Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
WDTPRS – Pentecost Monday: Feast of the Lacrimation of Paul VI.
Vetus OrdoPentecost Monday — May 17, 2027, Jun 5, 2028
Deus, qui Apostolis tuis Sanctum dedisti Spiritum: concede plebi tuae piae petitionis effectum; ut, quibus dedisti fidem, largiaris et pacem.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who gave the Holy Spirit to Your Apostles, grant to Your people the realization of their dutiful petition, that you may bestow also peace upon those whom you have given faith.
Let’s have a look at the Collect for today’s Mass of Pentecost Monday. I found this prayer in the 8th c. Liber sacramentorum Gellonensis. I like that elegant splitting of Spiritum Sanctum with dedisti. Our trusty Lewis & Short reminds us that effectus, us, (efficio) means basically “a doing, effecting; execution, accomplishment, performance; with reference to the result of an…