DIVINUM OFFICIUM Prayer

Collecta

Lent Ember Days - Wed

This collect for Lenten Ember Wednesday petitions God to 'stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty against all things opposed to us.' The Ember Days are ancient quarterly fasts for the ordination of clergy and seasonal thanksgiving. This collect's militant imagery connects Lenten discipline to spiritual combat against the enemies of salvation.

LATINE
Preces nostras, quaesumus, Domine, clementer exaudi: et contra cuncta nobis adversantia dexteram tuae majestatis extende. Per Dominum.
ENGLISH
Mercifully hear our prayers, we beseech thee, O Lord; and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty against all things opposed to us. Through our Lord.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Lent Ember Days - Wed
HORA
Lauds
TEMPVS
lent
GENVS
Prayer