Collect · Dec 4, 2010 · ADVENT, SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
WDTPRS 2nd Sunday of Advent (200MR): nasty sticky muck
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Omnipotens et misericors Deus, in tui occursum Filii festinantes nulla opera terreni actus impediant, sed sapientiae caelestis eruditio nos faciat eius esse consortes.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Almighty and merciful God, let no works of worldly impulse impede those hurrying to the meeting of Your Son, but rather let the learning of heavenly wisdom make us to be His partakers.
Lest any “traditional” Catholics think today’s Collect is less valuable because it isn’t old enough, or wasn’t in the 1570 Missale Romanum, it is from 8th century the Gelasian Sacramentary. LAME-DUCK ICEL (1973 translation of the 1970MR): God of power and mercy, open our hearts in welcome. Remove the things that hinder us from receiving Christ with joy, so that…