Collect · Jul 4, 2026 · Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
WDTPRS – 14th Ordinary Sunday (Novus Ordo): from dust to freedom
Novus Ordo14th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Jul 4, 2027, Jul 9, 2028
Deus, qui Filii tui humilitate iacentem mundum erexisti, fidelibus tuis sanctam concede laetitiam, ut, quos eripuisti a servitute peccati, gaudiis facias perfrui sempiternis.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who by the abasement of Your Son raised up the fallen world, grant holy joy to Your faithful, so that You may cause those whom You snatched from the servitude of sin to enjoy delights unending.
On the weekend in the wake of our 250th celebration of Independence Day, our Collect for the 14th Ordinary Sunday offers the image of material creation as an enervated body, weakened by sin, lying in the dust whence it came. In the Original Sin all creation was wounded. This is evident daily. There ought be harmony between us and the…