Collect · Feb 20, 2010 · LENT, SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
WDTPRS – Saturday after Ash Wednesday – Prayer over the people (2002MR)
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ORATIO SUPER POPULUM (2002MR): Adesto, Domine, benignus populo tuo, qui sacra mysteria contigerit, ut nullis periculis affligatur, qui in te protectorem confidit.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O Lord, kindly be present to Your people, who have touched upon/partaken of the sacred mysteries, so that it (they), who relies on You as protector, may be afflicted by no dangers.
A great new feature of the 2002 Missale Romanum in Latin is that for Lent the "Prayer over the people" or Oratio super populum has been revived as an option. This is a step in the right direction, to be sure. Let’s have a look at today’s: