Collect · Dec 7, 2009 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
Prayers for a new bishop and WDTPRS: Collect – St. Ambrose
Novus OrdoSaint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor — Dec 7, 2026, Dec 7, 2027, Dec 7, 2028
Deus, qui beatum Ambrosium episcopum catholicae fidei doctorem et apostolicae fortitudinis exemplum effecisti, excita in Ecclesia tua viros secundum cor tuum, qui eam fortiter et sapienter gubernent.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who made blessed bishop Ambrose to be a teacher of Catholic Faith and an example of apostolic fortitude, rouse up in your Church men after Your own Heart, that they may govern her wisely and bravely.
On Friday 11 Dec. in St. Paul, Minnesota, my native place, the Archdiocese is formally saying goodbye to one of its sons, now Bishop-Elect Paul Sirba, who will be consecrated as the new Bishop on Duluth on 14 December. As I think about the great good fortune of the Diocese of Duluth, I have in mind also the Collect of…