DIVINUM OFFICIUM Collect

Collecta

St. Francis of Assisi - Collect

A collect (prayer) from Lauds. Proper to S-francisci-assisiensis. Collects gather the prayers of the faithful into a single petition.

LATINE
Deus, qui Ecclesiam tuam beati Francisci meritis foetu novae prolis amplificas: tribue nobis, ex ejus imitatione terrena despicere; et caelestium donorum semper participatione gaudere. Per Dominum.
ENGLISH
O God, who through the merits of blessed Francis didst enrich thy Church with a new family: grant that following his example we may despise earthly things and ever rejoice in the participation of heavenly gifts. Through our Lord.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
St. Francis of Assisi - Collect
HORA
Lauds
GENVS
Collect