O God, who on this day, through your Only Begotten Son, have conquered death and unlocked for us the path to eternity, grant, we pray, that we who keep the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit, rise up in the light of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ [...]
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Collect for Easter Sunday
April 8, 2012Prayers for Easter Vigil
April 7, 2012Instead of a collect, today let’s look at the Exultet (the Easter Proclamation) we pray at the beginning of Easter Vigil. This ancient hymn of praise is typically sung by a deacon (but can also be sung by a priest or cantor). The poetry and drama of the Exultet calls the whole Church – in [...]
Collects for Good Friday
April 6, 2012There are two options: Remember your mercies, O Lord, and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants, for whom Christ your Son, by the shedding of his Blood, established the Paschal Mystery. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen. Or: O God, who by the Passion of Christ your Son, our Lord, abolished [...]
Collects for Holy Thursday
April 5, 2012[Chrism Mass] O God, who anointed your Only Begotten Son with the Holy Spirit and made Him Christ and Lord, graciously grant that, being made sharers in his consecration, we may bear witness to your Redemption in the world. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity [...]
Collect for Wednesday of Holy Week
April 4, 2012O God, who willed your son to submit for our sake to the yoke of the Cross, so that you might drive from us the power of the enemy, grant us, your servants,to attain the grace of the resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity [...]
Collect for Tuesday of Holy Week
April 3, 2012Almighty ever-living God, grant us so to celebrate the mysteries of the Lord’s Passion that we may merit to receive your pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Collect for Monday of Holy Week
April 2, 2012Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, though in our weakness we fail, we may be revived through the Passion of your Only Begotten Son. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Collect (KAH-lehkt)
March 31, 2012Also known (in the English-language liturgical books) as the “Opening Prayer,” a formal prayer, usually addressed to the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit, by which the introductory rites are brought to a close and the assembly is prepared for the Liturgy of the Word. -Catholic Dictionary, Stravinskas One of the most [...]
Let the countdown begin!
September 28, 2011On November 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Roman Missal, Third Edition, the ritual text containing prayers and instructions for the celebration of the Mass, will be implemented in the United States of America. If you have been hearing the buzz but are not completely up to speed on the new Roman Missal, here [...]
Altar server registration
October 10, 2010One more detail on the Time and Talent form that I wanted to highlight separately – If your son is 12 or older and would like to become an altar server, he should fill out his own separate form and check number 103 in the liturgy section. If I recall correctly, the training for new [...]
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