Collect · Mar 4, 2011 · WDTPRS
WDTPRS – 9th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Novus Ordo9th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Deus, cuius providentia in sui dispositione non fallitur, te supplices exoramus, ut noxia cuncta submoveas, et omnia nobis profutura concedas.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
God, whose providence in its plan is not thwarted, humbly we implore You, that You clear away every fault and grant us all benefits. We have to make a choice about which way to go with noxia. Does it mean “harmful things” that are outside us or that are within us, that is, our own sins, our faults? Both?
Before we head into the weekend, we should have a glance at the Collect, or “Opening Prayer” for the 9th Sunday of Ordinary Time. In the traditional calendar it will be Quinquagesima Sunday which I will get to tomorrow. Easter falls at a late date this year. We don’t see the 9th Sunday that often. We have, however, dealt with…