Collect · Jan 27, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
27 Jan: St. Angela Merici
Novus OrdoSaint Angela Merici, Virgin — Jan 27, 2027, Jan 27, 2028
Pietati tuae, quaesumus, Domine, nos beata virgo Angela commendare non desinat, ut, eius caritatis et prudentiae documenta sectantes, tuam valeamus doctrinam custodire et moribus profiteri.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
We beg You, O Lord, let the blessed virgin Angela not cease to commend us to You mercy, so that, closely following her concrete examples of charity and prudence, we may be able to guard Your fundamental teaching and make progess in a good conduct of life.
A long time ago, in a parish far far away, I got in terrible trouble on the feast of St. Angela Merici (+1540), who was foundress of the Ursulines in Brescia and is a patroness of Catholic education. I had been asked to go to the parish school to bless the school rooms. Naturally such an undertaking would require spending…