Grátias Deo Patri, qui Unigénitum suum, Verbum carnem factum, nobis dedit, ut sit noster cibus et vita. Eum deprecémur:
Thanks be to God the Father, who has given us His only Son, the Word made flesh, to be our food and our life. Let us beg him:
Verbum Christi hábitet abundánter in nobis.
May the word of Christ dwell abundantly in us.
Frequentióre verbi tui auditióne nos dúcere tempus hoc quadragesimále concéde,
Grant that we may be led by the frequentation of Thy word this Lent,
— ut Christum, Pascha nostrum, in magna sollemnitáte religiósius honorémus.
— so that in the great solemnity that is approaching we may honor Christ religiously, our Passover.
Spíritus Sanctus tuus nos dóceat,
May Thy Holy Spirit assist us,
— ut ad verum et bonum sequéndum dúbios et errántes hortémur.
— that we may be witnesses of Thy truth and goodness unto the hesitant and the erring.
Præsta nobis, ut Christi tui áltius percipiámus mystérium,
Grant us to live more deeply the mystery of Christ,
— et vita nostra id clárius exprimámus.
— so that we may bear witness to it with greater force and clarity.
Purífica et rénova Ecclésiam tuam his diébus salútis,
In these days of salvation, O Lord, purify and renew Thy Church,
— ut magis ac magis testimónium tibi éadem reddat.
— that she may bear witness to Thee more and more.
