Collect · Feb 26, 2011 · WDTPRS
WDTPRS Sexagesima Sunday
Vetus OrdoSexagesima Sunday — Jan 31, 2027, Feb 20, 2028
Oblatum tibi, Domine, sacrificium vivificet nos semper et muniat.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, You who perceive that we trust in no action of our own: propitiously grant; that we may be fortified against every adverse thing by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles. This is a very interesting and ancient prayer, in that it makes explicit reference to St. Paul, the Doctor of the Gentiles.
In the traditional Roman calendar this Sunday is called Sexagesima, Latin for the “Sixtieth” day before Easter. This number is more symbolic than arithmetical. Last week was the first of these pre-Lenten Sundays, Septuagesima or “Seventieth. The pre-Lenten Sundays prepare us for the discipline of Lent, which once was far stricter. Purple is worn rather than the green of the…