Prayer over the Offerings · Oct 14, 2017 · WDTPRS
WDTPRS 19th Sunday after Pentecost: SECRET – saving and healing
Vetus Ordo19th Sunday after Pentecost — Sep 26, 2027, Oct 15, 2028
Haec munera quaesumus, Domine, quæ oculis tuae maiestatis offerimus, salutaria nobis esse concede.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
We beseech You, O Lord, grant that these gifts which we are offering in the sight of Your majesty, are for us saving things. SMOOTHER:
Today’s Secret for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost was in ancient versions of the Gelasian Sacramentary, such as the 8th c. Gellonensis. I don’t think it survived the scissors of the Consilium, wielded by Fr. Bugnini’s liturgical experts. In prayers which stress propitiation we will often have looking words or imagery. For example, we get orations with the gentle imperative…