Collect · Jan 25, 2010 · WDTPRS
WDTPRS: Conversion of St. Paul – Collects compared (1962MR & 2002MR)
Novus OrdoConversion of Saint Paul, Apostle — Jan 25, 2027, Jan 25, 2028
Deus, qui universum mundum beati Pauli Apostoli praedicatione docuisti: da nobis, quaesumus; ut, qui eius hodie Conversionem colimus, per eius exempla gradiamur.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who instructed the whole world by the preaching of the Blessed Apostle Paul: grant us, we beseech You, that, we who are today honoring his Conversion, may walk according to his examples.
In honor of the Apostle to the Gentiles let us make a rapid comparison of the Collects, or “Opening Prayers”, for today’s feast. We’ll look first at the 1962 Missale Romanum and then the 2002 edition. The Collect is nearly the same in both. This prayer is ancient. It is found already in the 8th century Liber sacramentorum Engolismensis (Angoulême)…