Collect · Dec 22, 2011 · ADVENT, WDTPRS
WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 22 December – God gazes upon man, fallen into death
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Deus, qui, hominem delapsum in mortem conspiciens, Unigeniti tui adventu redimere voluisti, praesta, quaesumus, ut, qui humili eius incarnationem devotione fatentur, ipsius etiam Redemptoris consortia mereantur.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who, gazing upon man fallen into death, desired to redeem him by the Coming of Your Only Begotten, grant, we beseech You, that, those who profess His incarnation in humble devotion, may merit participation in Him also as Redeemer.
We are closing in on our goal. Let’s look at the Collect for 22 December in the 2002MR. The Roman Station today is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles. In the last days before Christmas, many of our Collects have been taken from the ancient Rotulus of Ravenna. They have featured imagery of light and glory. Today we are thrown…