Collects for St. Laurence

 

 

 

1962

Da nobis, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: vitiórum nostrórum flammas exstínguere; qui beáto Lauréntio tribuísti tormentórum suórum incéndia superáre.

Grant us, we beseech thee, Almighty God, grace to quench the flames of our sins: as thou didst endue blessed Laurence with power to overcome the fire of his torments.

 2002

Deus, cuius caritátis ardóre beátus Lauréntius servítio cláruit fidélis et martýrio gloriósus, fac nos amáre quod amávit et ópere exercére quod dócuit.

 O God, by whose charity blessed Laurence shined forth in faithful service and was glorious in martyrdom: grant that we may love what he loved and do the works which he taught.

Both these prayers are commendable but in quite different ways: 1962 we need grace to quench sin; in 2002 we are encouraged to practice charity, as St. Laurence did. Probably the collects should trade places: the new collect for the Extra-ordinary Form and the old collect for the Novus Ordo.