Friday in the 5th Week of Easter
Novus OrdoFriday of the 5th week of Easter — Apr 30, 2027, May 19, 2028
Tribue, nobis, quaesumus, Domine, mysteriis paschalibus convenienter aptari, ut quae laetanter exsequimur perpetua virtute nos tueantur et salvent.Bestow it upon us, we beg You, O Lord, suitably to be made disposed for the paschal mysteries, so that those things which we are joyfully fulfilling, may protect and save us with an unending manifestation of divine might. There are two layers of this prayer which, to my mind, are both in play at the same time. First, what we are doing right now, in this moment in the church while we are hearing this prayer sung. Second, what we are doing outside of the church in our daily lives.
COLLECT: Tribue, nobis, quaesumus, Domine, mysteriis paschalibus convenienter aptari, ut quae laetanter exsequimur perpetua virtute nos tueantur et salvent. In the Veronese Sacramentary a precedent of this prayer is found in the month of September, which you veteran readers of WDTPRS know was a fast time in the early Church. And, as you might guess, the new version of the…