Collect · Jan 22, 2012 · Our Catholic Identity, WDTPRS
Collect 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Novus Ordo3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time — Jan 24, 2027, Jan 23, 2028
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, dirige actus nostros in beneplacito tuo, ut in nomine dilecti Filii tui mereamur bonis operibus abundare.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Almighty eternal God, direct our actions in your gracious purpose, so that in the name of Thy beloved Son, we may merit to abound with good works.
Some less than doctrinally-minded Christians are under the false impression that Catholics think we can “earn” our way to heaven by our own good works, as if our good works had their own merit apart from God. Catholics believe that true good works always have their origin in God, but the works are truly our works as well, since we…