Collect · Jun 24, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
24 June: St. John the Baptist
Novus OrdoBirth of John the Baptist — Jun 24, 2027, Jun 24, 2028
Deus, qui praesentem diem honorabilem nobis in beati Ioannis nativitate fecisti: da populis tuis spiritualium gratiam gaudiorum; et omnium fidelium mentes dirige in viam salutis aeternae.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who raised up blessed John the Baptist, so that he would prepare a perfect people for Christ the Lord, grant to your peoples the grace of spiritual joys and guide the minds of all the faithful into the way of salvation and peace.
Today is the Feast of the one whom the Lord called the greatest man ever born of woman. COLLECT: Deus, qui beatum Ioannem Baptistam suscitasti, ut perfectam plebem Christo Domino praepararet, da populis tuis spiritalium gratiam gaudiorum, et omnium fidelium mentes dirige in viam salutis et pacis. I like the sound of the ends of the clauses – suscitásti… praeparáret……