Collect · Feb 7, 2009 · SESSIUNCULA
WDTPRS: Septuagesima (1962MR)
Vetus OrdoSeptuagesima Sunday — Jan 24, 2027, Feb 13, 2028
Preces populi tui, quaesumus, Domine, clementer exaudi: ut, qui iuste pro peccatis nostris affligimur, pro tui nominis gloria misericorditer liberemur.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
We beseech You, O Lord, graciously to hark to the prayers of Your people: so that we who are justly afflicted for our sins, may mercifully be freed for the glory of Your Name.
A few thoughts about Septuagesima and its prayers for Holy Mass, excerpted from articles I wrote for The Wanderer, to which you can subscribe for an online edition. The Roman Station is St. Lawrence outside-the-walls. In the pre-Conciliar calendar the time after Epiphany or Season of Epiphany, could be longer or shorter depending on the date of Easter. When Easter…