Collect · May 17, 2009 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
WDTPRS: 6th Sunday of Easter – COLLECT (2002MR)
Novus Ordo6th Sunday of Easter — May 2, 2027, May 21, 2028
Fac nos, omnipotens Deus, hos laetitiae dies, quos in honorem Domini resurgentis exsequimur, affectu sedulo celebrare, ut quod recordatione percurrimus semper in opere teneamus.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Almighty God, cause us to celebrate these days of joy which we have been accomplishing in honor of the rising Lord with a zealous affection, so that we may grasp in deed what we are traversing in remembrance.
The 6th Sunday of Easter – COLLECT – 2002MR (adapted from a 2001 article) Let’s do an autopsy. This seems to be pasted together from prayers in the ancient Veronese and the Gelasian Sacramentary. It is as if the composer found some nice bits here and there and then glued them together to form one text. Here are the passages…