Collect · Jul 10, 2026 · Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
WDTPRS – 15th Ordinary Sunday (N.O.): Too far right or too far left, we wind up in the ditch in the dark
Novus Ordo15th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Jul 11, 2027, Jul 16, 2028
Deus, qui errantibus, ut in viam possint redire, veritatis tuae lumen ostendis, da cunctis qui christiana professione censentur, et illa respuere, quae huic inimica sunt nomini, et ea quae sunt apta sectari.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who show the light of Your truth to the erring so that they might be able to return unto the way grant to all who are distinguished by their profession of Christ that they may both strongly reject those things which are inimical to this name of Christian and follow eagerly the things which are suited to it.
This week, the 15th Ordinary Sunday in the Novus Ordo calendar, we have a good example of the dramatic difference between the old, Obsolete ICEL version we suffered with for decades, and the Latin with the Current ICEL version. The Collect or Opening Prayer for this 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Novus Ordo is also used in the…