Collect · Apr 1, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
Saturday in the 4th Week of Lent
Novus OrdoSaturday of the 4th week of Lent — Mar 13, 2027, Apr 1, 2028
Dirigat corda nostra, quaesumus, Domine, tuae miserationis operatio, quia tibi sine te placere non possumus.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O Lord, we beg You, may the working of Your mercy direct our hearts, for we cannot please You without You.
COLLECT Dirigat corda nostra, quaesumus, Domine, tuae miserationis operatio, quia tibi sine te placere non possumus. In the pre-Conciliar Roman Missal this was the Collect of the 18th Sunday after Pentecost. It had an ancient source in the Gelasianum and the Tridentinum. For a change, The Redactors, didn’t mess around with this prayer. Then again, there isn’t much to mess…