Collect · Jun 4, 2011 · WDTPRS
WDTPRS – Sunday after Ascension COLLECT (1962MR): the hour of need
Vetus OrdoSunday after the Ascension — May 9, 2027, May 28, 2028
Concede, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus: ut, qui hodierna die Unigenitum tuum Redemptorem nostrum ad caelos ascendisse credimus; ipsi quoque mente in caelestibus habitemus.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Grant, we beseech You, Almighty God, that we, who believe Your Only Begotten Son our Redeemer to have ascended on this day to heaven, may ourselves also dwell in mind amongst heavenly things.
The Collect for this Sunday is an ancient prayer, found in the Liber sacramentorum Augustodunensis (9th c.) and Liber sacramentorum Gellonensis (8th c.). Our hard working Lewis & Short Dictionary can have a little rest. There is nothing especially noteworthy in the vocabulary. Let us therefore move on to a straight-forward…