Collect · May 18, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
Thursday in the 5th Week of Easter
Novus OrdoThursday of the 5th week of Easter — Apr 29, 2027, May 18, 2028
Deus, cuius gratia iusti ex impiis et beati efficiamur ex miseris, adesto operibus tuis, adesto muneribus, ut quibus inest fidei iustificatio non desit perseverantiae fortitudo.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, by whose grace we are made just people out of impious and happy people out of wretches, be present with Your works, be present with gifts, so that the fortitude of perseverance will not be lacking to those in whom there is the justification of faith.
COLLECT: Deus, cuius gratia iusti ex impiis et beati efficiamur ex miseris, adesto operibus tuis, adesto muneribus, ut quibus inest fidei iustificatio non desit perseverantiae fortitudo. This prayer was not in pre-Conciliar editions of the Missale Romanum. It had a precedent in the Sacramentarium Bergomense. There are elegant parallels here as well as snappy rhythmic phrases. This is a delight…