Litaniæ Maiores
Oratio (Kollekte)
Latein
Præsta, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui in afflictióne nostra de tua pietáte confídimus; contra advérsa ómnia, tua semper protectióne muniámur.
English
Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who in our tribulation are yet of good cheer because of thy loving-kindness, may find thee mighty to save from all dangers.
Secreta (Stillgebet)
Latein
Hæc múnera, quǽsumus, Dómine, et víncula nostræ pravitátis absólvant, et tuæ nobis misericórdiæ dona concílient.
English
We beseech thee, O Lord that these offerings may both loosen the bonds of our wickedness, and obtain for us the gifts of mercy.
Postcommunio
Latein
Vota nostra, quǽsumus, Dómine, pio favore proséquere: ut, dum dona tua in tribulatióne percípimus, de consolatióne nostra in tuo amóre crescámus.
English
Mercifully grant our prayers, we beseech thee, O Lord, that while we receive thy gifts in tribulation, we may be comforted, and so increase in thy love.
Litaniæ Maiores is a feast (III. Klasse) in the liturgical calendar of the traditional Roman rite according to the Missale Romanum 1962.
This page presents the full Mass texts (Proprium) in Latin and English (Divinum Officium) for prayer and study.