Collect · Dec 15, 2010 · ADVENT, WDTPRS
WDTPRS Ember Wednesday “Missa Aurea” Collect: solace for the lonely
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Festina quaesumus, Domine, ne tardaveris, et auxilium nobis supernae virtutis impende; ut adventus tui consolationibus subleventur, qui in tua pietate confidunt.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Hurry, we beseech You, O Lord, tarry not, and expend upon us the help of heavenly power; that those who rely upon Your mercy may be sustained by the consolations of Your Coming.
Today, Ember Wednesday of Advent, those who have the use of the older, traditional Roman Missal, offer worship to God with the so-called Missa aurea, the “Golden Mass”. There is a strong Marian overtone to today’s Mass formulary. The Roman Station for today is St. Mary Major. the Gospel is the Annunciation.