Collect · Jan 20, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
Vigil of the Feast of St. Agnes
Novus OrdoSaint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr — Jan 21, 2027, Jan 21, 2028
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui infirma mundi eligis ut fortia quaeque confundas, concede propitius, ut, beatae Agnetis martyris tuae natalicia celebramus, eius in fide constantiam subsequamur.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Almighty eternal God, who choose the weak things of the world so that you may confound whatever things are strong, propitiously grant, that we who celebrate the festal day of the martyr Saint Agnes may closely follow her steadfastness in faith.
Tomorrow is the feast of St. Agnes. I am happy enough to be able to stare out my window at one of her two great churches in Rome. In my case it is the Church of St. Agnes in agone. Agone is an odd word, refering to the Greek term for the “athletic struggle” faced by the martyrs in their…