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“The legalization of the termination of pregnancy is none other than the authorization given to an adult, with the approval of an established law, to take the lives of children yet unborn and thus incapable of defending themselves. It is difficult to imagine a more unjust situation, and it is very difficult to speak of obsession in a matter such as this, where we are dealing with a fundamental imperative of every good conscience — the defense of the right to life of an innocent and defenseless human being.”- St. John Paul II
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WDTPRS 16th Ordinary Sunday: The Enemy is seeking you!
The Collect for the 16th Ordinary Sunday, not in any pre-Conciliar Missale Romanum, has its antecedent in a 9th century manuscript. Enjoy the fine clausula (rhythmic ending).
We have been cheated of the beauty of our Catholic worship in Latin, which … Continue reading
WDTPRS: 5th Sunday after Pentecost – In redeeming us, God does not unmake us.
Today’s prayer is at least as old as the Gelasian Sacramentary. It has survived the post-Conciliar revisions to live again on the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The version in the Novus Ordo, however, adds a comma after ut.
COLLECT – (1962 Missale Romanum):
Deus, qui diligentibus te … Continue reading
WDTPRS 14th Ordinary Sunday – from dust to freedom
Our Collect for the 14th Ordinary Sunday offers the image of material creation as an enervated body, weakened by sin, lying in the dust whence it came. In the Original Sin all creation was wounded. This is evident daily. There … Continue reading
Most Precious Blood of Our Lord
Today is the Feast of the Most Precious Blood.
COLLECT:
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui unigenitum Filium tuum mundi Redemptorem constituisti, ac eius sanguine placari voluisti: concede, quaesumus, salutis nostrae pretium ita venerari, atque a praesentis vitae malis eius virtute defendi in terris, ut fructu perpetuo laetemur in caelis.
Almighty eternal … Continue reading
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Tagged Precious Blood
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WDTPRS: Collect – Sts. Peter & Paul (2002MR)
The Collect for the Novus Ordo the the Mass of the Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul is in part inspired by that of the parallel prayer in the 1962 Missale Romanum. However, it seems also to be a new creation, though … Continue reading
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WDTPRS COLLECT- St. John the Baptist
Let’s have a look at the…
COLLECT:
Deus, qui beatum Ioannem Baptistam suscitasti,
ut perfectam plebem Christo Domino praepararet,
da populis tuis spiritalium gratiam gaudiorum,
et omnium fidelium mentes dirige
in viam salutis et pacis.
I like the sound of the ends of the clauses – … Continue reading
WDTPRS: Pentecost Tuesday – the protection of our hearts
According to the older, traditional Roman calendar, today is Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost.
The octave of Pentecost was lamentably killed off by the cutters and snippers of the Consilium in the post-Conciliar reform of the Roman liturgy.
On this day … Continue reading
Posted in EASTER, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged adsum, Luxembourg, Octave, Octave of Pentecost, Pentecost, St. Anastasia, St. Willibrord
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WDTPRS: Pentecost Monday – bondage to freedom, anxiety to peace
Today is Pentecost Monday during the Octave of Pentecost. It is also called Whit Monday, a reference to the white garments of the newly baptized.
We observe the Octave in the Traditional Roman calendar. It was tragically, ridiculously, eliminated in the … Continue reading
Posted in Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged green vestment, Octave of Pentecost, Paul VI, Pentecost, red vestment
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WDTPRS (1962MR) Pentecost: understanding rightly
Let’s look at the Collect for Pentecost as it appears in the Missale Romanum of St. John XXIII. You will recognize it as the prayer after the Veni, Sancte Spiritus:
Deus, qui corda fidelium Sancti Spiritus illustratione docuisti: da nobis in eodem Spiritu recta … Continue reading
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Tagged Boethius, conversion, exitus, Pentecost, reditus
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WDTPRS – Vigil of Pentecost (1962MR): from gerbils to lions
Can you believe that tomorrow is already the Vigil of Pentecost?
COLLECT (1962MR):
Praesta, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus: ut claritatis tuae super nos splendor effulgeat; et lux tuae lucis corda eorum, qui per gratiam tuam renati sunt, Sancti Spiritus illustratione confirmet.
Splendor and claritas … Continue reading
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Tagged claritas, illustratio, Pentecost, splendor, Vigil of Pentecost
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