Thursday after Ash Wednesday: Super Oblata
Novus OrdoThursday after Ash Wednesday — Mar 2, 2028
Hostias, quaesumus, Domine, propitius intende, quas sacris altaribus exhibemus, ut, nobis indulgentiam largiendo, tuo nomini dent honorem.O Lord, we entreat You, look favorably upon the victim offerings, which we are presenting at the sacred altars, so that, by lavishing pardon upon us, they may give honor to Your Name. Interesting is the plural for "altars". This is probably a stylistic use of the plural influence by the sacrificial language of the Hebrews. The Temple had two altars, one of burnt offerings or holocausts and the other for incense. For us, however, we can draw an additional wrinkle of meaning from the plural.
We continue our Lenten journey through the prayers of Holy Mass with today’s SUPER OBLATA: Hostias, quaesumus, Domine, propitius intende, quas sacris altaribus exhibemus, ut, nobis indulgentiam largiendo, tuo nomini dent honorem. This prayer comes from ancient times. It is in the Gelasian and Veronese Sacramentaries as well as pre-Conciliar editions of the Missale Romanum on the 12th Sunday after…