DIVINUM OFFICIUM Prayer

Collecta

September Ember Days - Sat

A collect (prayer) from Lauds. Proper to Ember-september-sat. Collects gather the prayers of the faithful into a single petition.

LATINE
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui per continentiam salutarem corporibus mederis et mentibus: majestatem tuam supplices exoramus; ut pia jejunantium deprecatione placatus, et praesentia nobis subsidia tribuas et futura. Per Dominum.
ENGLISH
Almighty and eternal God, by means of healthful continence you heal both minds and bodies; we humbly entreat thy Majesty, that appeased by the devout prayers of those who fast, you would grant us help both now and for time to come. Through our Lord.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
September Ember Days - Sat
HORA
Lauds
TEMPVS
ordinary
GENVS
Prayer