PRÆFATIO III DE QUADRAGESIMA
De fructibus abstinentiæ
The Fruits of Abstinence
Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutáre, nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere: Dómine, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus:
Verily, it is right and just, equitable and beneficial for us, evermore and everywhere, to give thee thanks: Eternal and Almighty God:
Qui nos per abstinéntiam tibi grátias reférre voluísti, ut ipsa et nos peccatóres ab insoléntia mitigáret, et, egéntium profíciens aliménto, imitatóres tuæ benignitátis effíceret.
Thou, who desired that we give thee thanks through fasting, so that through it we sinners might curb our arrogance, and by feeding the needy might become imitators of Thy generosity.
Et ídeo, cum innúmeris Angelis, una te magnificámus laudis voce dicéntes:
That is wherefore, together with all the saints and angels, we magnify Thou with one voice, saying:
