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WDTPRS: 24th Ordinary Sunday – Does it make any difference pray?

Posted on 15 September 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Collect for the 24th Ordinary Sunday was not in pre-Conciliar editions of the Roman Missal but it has an antecedent in the ancient Veronese Sacramentary amongst the prayers used during September.
Respice nos, rerum omnium Deus creator et rector, et, … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS – SECRET 13th Sunday after Pentecost: a fearful puzzle

Posted on 11 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is a classic Roman prayer, terse, balanced.  Note the elegant repetition of propitiare.  These two petitions are followed by two more, set off by an et…et construction.  On the page of your Missale Romanum you may not immediately see … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: Secret for Votive Mass of Mary on Saturday: a densely-packed lovely little theological gem

Posted on 21 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This morning’s Mass included a prayer I’ve said numberless times over the last nearly 20 (in a few days) years.  In the traditional Roman calendar today the priest can say a Votive Mass of Holy Mary on Saturday, Sancta Maria … Continue reading →

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