Collect · Feb 27, 2010 · LENT
WDTPRS – Ember Saturday in Lent – (1962MR)
Vetus OrdoEmber Saturday of Lent — Feb 20, 2027, Mar 11, 2028
Deus, qui tribus pueris mitigasti flammas ignium: concede propitius; ut nos famulos tuos non exurat flamma vitiorum.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who tamed the flames of the fires for the three young men, mercifully grant that the flame of vices not consume us your servants.
There are several Collects in today’s extended edition of Holy Mass for Ember Saturday. There are five lessons before we even get to the Epistle and each lesson is followed by a Gradual and Collect. After the the fifth lesson, the same as that for Ember Saturday of Advent (in case anyone doubted that Advent is a penitential season) about…