PRÆFATIO II DE QUADRAGESIMA
De spiritali pænitentia
On Spiritual Penance
Sequens præfatio dicitur tempore Quadragesimæ, præsertim vero in dominicis, quando non est dicenda alia præfatio magis propria.
The following preface is recited during Lent, particularly on Sundays, when no other, more appropriate preface is to be recited.
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 fíliis tuis ad reparándam méntium puritátem, tempus præcípuum salúbriter statuísti, quo, mente ab inordinátis afféctibus expedíta, sic incúmberent transitúris ut rebus pótius perpétuis inhærérent.
For in order to renew the souls of Thy children in purity, Thou hast generously established this time of grace, so that, with their minds free from all disordered attachments, they may deal with passing realities without ceasing to cling to those that are eternal.
Et ídeo, cum Sanctis et Angelis univérsis, te collaudámus, sine fine dicéntes:
That is wherefore, together with all the saints and angels, we praise Thou, saying without end:
