Oratio

This collect employs the standard structure: address ('omnipotens Deus'), petition ('praesta'), content ('intercessione'), and purpose ('mereamur'). The phrase 'natalitia colimus' refers to the dies natalis - the martyr's death as birthday into heaven. 'Infirmitatem nostram' (our weakness) contrasts with the martyr's strength, while 'intercessione eius' (his intercession) bridges the gap. The collect acknowledges that we who honor martyrs cannot equal them but can benefit from their prayers. The feast becomes occasion for receiving grace through the saint's ongoing heavenly ministry.