Collect · Apr 19, 2009 · WDTPRS
WDTPRS: Collect (Mercy Sunday)
Novus OrdoDivine Mercy Sunday — Apr 4, 2027, Apr 23, 2028
Deus misericordiae sempiternae, qui in ipso paschalis festi recursu fidem sacratae tibi plebis accendis, auge gratiam quam dedisti, ut digna omnes intellegentia comprehendant, quo lavacro abluti, quo spiritu regenerati, quo sanguine sunt redempti.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God of eternal mercy, who on this recurrence of the paschal feast do kindle the faith of a people sanctified for Yourself, increase the grace which You have given, so that all may comprehend with worthy understanding by what laver they were washed, by what Spirit they were regenerated, by what Blood they were redeemed.
In the post-Conciliar calendar this is the “Second Sunday of Easter.” It is sometimes called “Thomas Sunday” because of the Gospel reading about the doubting Apostle. It is called “Quasimodo Sunday” for the first word of the opening chant, the Introit (cf. 1 Peter 2:2-3).