Collects: Advent II

Sunday II

Omnípotens et miséricors Deus, in tui occúrsum Fílii festinántes nulla ópera terréni actus impédiant, sed sapiéntiæ cæléstis erudítio nos fáciat eius esse consórtes.

Almighty and merciful God, may no works of earthly actions imped us from hastening to the coming of your Son, but rather may the instruction of heavenly wisdom make us co-heirs with him.

Monday

Dirigatur, quaesumus, Domine, in conspectu tuo nostrae petitionis oratio, ut ad magnum incarnationis Unigeniti tui mysterium nostrae vota servitutis illibata puritate perveniant.

We beseech you, O Lord, that the prayer of our petition may be in your sight, that the intentions of our service may be blameless and pure before the great mystery of the incarnation of your Only-Begotten Son.

Tuesday 

Deus, qui salutáre tuum cunctis terræ fínibus declarásti, tríbue, quǽsumus, ut nativitátis eius glóriam lætánter præstolémur.

O God, who declared your salvation to the ends of the earth, grant, we beseech you, that we may gladly proclaim the joy of your nativity.

Wednesday 

Omnípotens Deus, qui nos prǽcipis iter Christo Dómino præparáre, concéde propítius, ut nullis infirmitátibus fatigémur, qui cæléstis médici consolántem præséntiam sustinémus.

Almighty God, who command us to prepare the way for Christ the Lord, graciously grant that we may not be wearied by any infirmity, we, who are sustained by the consoling presence of the heavenly physician.

Thursday 

Excita, Dómine, corda nostra ad præparándas Unigéniti tui vias, ut, per eius advéntum, purificátis tibi méntibus servíre mereámur.

Stir up, O Lord, our hearts, to prepare the ways of your Only-Begotten, that through his advent we may be made worthy to serve you with purified minds.

Friday 

Concéde, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus, plebi tuæ advéntum Unigéniti tui cum summa vigilántia exspectáre, ut, sicut ipse dócuit auctor nostræ salútis, accénsis lampádibus in eius occúrsum vigilántes

properémus.

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that with great vigilance your people may await the coming of your Only-Begotten, that as he himself, the author of our salvation, taught, with lamps lighted, we watching, might hasten to his coming.

Saturday 

Oriátur, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus, in córdibus nostris splendor glóriæ tuæ, ut, omni noctis obscuritáte subláta, fílios nos esse lucis Unigéniti tui maniféstet advéntus.

We beseech you, Almighty God, that the glory of your splendor may arise in our hearts, that with all the darkness of night having been taken away, the advent of your Only-Begotten Son may reveal us to be sons of light.