Orationes
A blog devoted to the collects of the Latin liturgy, classical and more recent.Sunday, February 26, 2006
Eighth Sunday of the Year: Collect
Da nobis, quaesumus, Domine, ut et mundi cursus pacifico nobis tuo ordine dirigatur, et Ecclesia tua tranquilla devotione laetetur.
"Grant us, we ask, O Lord, that both the course of the world may be directed for us in your peaceful order, and that your Church may rejoice in tranquil devotion."
Remarks:
*The prayer asks for peace in the world, and for a corresponding peaceful, devout joy in the Church.
*The cursus mundi refers to the unfolding of history.
*Is nobis a bit intrusive? Who else could benefit? However, the juxtaposition with tuo ordine makes the point: we benefit from your order.
"Grant us, we ask, O Lord, that both the course of the world may be directed for us in your peaceful order, and that your Church may rejoice in tranquil devotion."
Remarks:
*The prayer asks for peace in the world, and for a corresponding peaceful, devout joy in the Church.
*The cursus mundi refers to the unfolding of history.
*Is nobis a bit intrusive? Who else could benefit? However, the juxtaposition with tuo ordine makes the point: we benefit from your order.
posted by Ecclesiastes # 3:32 AM 
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