Collect · Apr 16, 2011 · LENT, SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
WDTPRS – Palm Sunday: an example so perfect that it has the power to transform us
Novus OrdoPalm Sunday — Mar 21, 2027, Apr 9, 2028
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui humano generi, ad imitandum humilitatis exemplum, Salvatorem nostrum carnem sumere et crucem subire fecisti, concede propitius, ut et patientiae ipsius habere documenta et resurrectionis consortia mereamur.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Almighty eternal God, who, for the human race, made our Savior both assume flesh and undergo the Cross for an example of humility to be imitated, graciously grant, that we may be worthy to grasp both the lessons of His forbearance and also shares in the resurrection.
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. The Sacred Triduum (triduum from tres dies – “three day space”) were once days of obligation when people were freed from servile work so that they could attend the liturgies, once celebrated in the morning. In the 17th century, however, the obligation was removed under the influence of changing social and religious…