WDTPRS Wednesday 4th Week of a Lent: “He crowns His own merits in us”
Novus OrdoWednesday of the 4th week of Lent — Mar 10, 2027, Mar 29, 2028
Deus, qui et iustis praemia meritorum et peccatoribus veniam per paenitentiam praebes, tuis supplicibus miserere, ut reatus nostri confessio indulgentiam valeat percipere delictorum. In the Gelasianum Vetus for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent we find “Omnipotens sempiterne deus, qui et iustis praemia meritorum et peccatoribus per ieiunium erroris sui ueniam praebis, miserire supplicibus, parce peccantibus: ut reatus nostri confessio indulgentiam ualeat percipere dilictorum: per dominum nostrum.” In the Hadrianum of the Gregorian Sacramentary there is: Deus qui et iustis praemia meritorum et peccatoribus per ieiunium veniam praebes miserere supplicibus tuis, ut reatus nostri indulgentiam valeat percipere delictorum.O God, who does profer to the just the rewards of merits and through penance forgiveness unto sinners be merciful to Your humble petitioners, so that the confession of our guilt may prevail in obtaining the remission of our offenses. LAME-DUCK ICEL: Lord, you reward virtue and forgive the repentant sinner. Grant us your forgiveness as we come before you confessing our guilt.
Same day in both with the indication of the same Roman Station of St. Paul’s outside-the-walls. SLAVISHLY LITERAL TRANSLATION O God, who does profer to the just the rewards of merits and through penance forgiveness unto sinners be merciful to Your humble petitioners, so that the confession of our guilt may prevail in obtaining the remission of our offenses. LAME-DUCK…