Collect · Mar 21, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent
Novus OrdoTuesday of the 3rd week of Lent — Mar 2, 2027, Mar 21, 2028
Gratia tua ne nos, quaesumus, Domine, derelinquat, quae et sacrae nos deditos faciat servituti, et tuam nobis opem semper acquirat.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Let not Your Grace abandon us, O Lord, we beg, which might make us eager for Your holy service, and always acquire for us Your assistance. As you can see, "might" here, does not have the force of "maybe", but rather coveys an auxillary force of probability or purpose.
COLLECT Gratia tua ne nos, quaesumus, Domine, derelinquat, quae et sacrae nos deditos faciat servituti, et tuam nobis opem semper acquirat. If this prayer seems "odd" to you for some reason, you are on the right track. While there is nothing at all wrong with the prayer, it seems out of place… because in a sense it is. In the…