Collect · Nov 23, 2013 · Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
WDTPRS: Christ the King (2002MR): the elements will be dissolved with fire, the earth will be burned up
Novus OrdoChrist the King — Nov 22, 2026, Nov 21, 2027, Nov 26, 2028
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui in dilecto Filio tuo, universorum Rege, omnia instaurare voluisti, concede propitius, ut tota creatura, a servitute liberata, tuae maiestati deserviat ac te sine fine collaudet.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Almighty eternal God, who desired to renew all things in Your beloved Son, the King of the universe, graciously grant that the whole of creation, having been freed from servitude, may zealously serve Your majesty and praise You greatly without end.
We have come back to the last Sunday of the liturgical year. In the post-Conciliar calendar of the Roman Church this is the Solemnity of Christ the King. In the older calendar, this is celebrated (with a rather different meaning!) at the end of October.