Collect · Sep 10, 2011 · WDTPRS
WDTPRS 13th Sunday after Pentecost
Vetus Ordo13th Sunday after Pentecost — Sep 3, 2028
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, da nobis fidei, spei et caritatis augmentum: et, ut mereamur assequi quod promittis, fac nos amare quod praecipis.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Almighty everlasting God, grant us an increase of faith, hope and charity, and cause us to love what You command so that we may merit to obtain what You promise.
This prayer, found in the Veronese and the Gelasian Sacramentary, survived the machetes of the Consilium, to live on in the Novus Ordo as the Collect for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time. LITERAL TRANSLATION: Almighty everlasting God, grant us an increase of faith, hope and charity, and cause us to love what You command so that we may merit…