Collects
Saint Louis IX, King of France
Deus, qui beatum Ludovicum confessorem tuum, de terreno ac temporali regno ad caelestis et aeterni regni gloriam transtulisti, eius quesumus meritis et intercessione regis regum Iesu Christi filii tui nos cohaeredes efficias, et eiusdem regni tribuas esse consortes. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.
O God, Who didst give unto thy blessed Confessor Louis a glorious change from an earthly kingdom unto a heavenly one, grant unto us, we beseech thee, for his sake and by his prayers, one day to enter like him into the Presence of the King of kings, thy Son Jesus Christ. Who with thee liveth and reigneth, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen
The Holy Crown of Thorns of Our Lord Jesus Christ
PRÆSTA, quæsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui in memóriam passiónis Dómini nostri Iesu Christi Corónam eius spíneam venerámur in terris, ab ipso glória et honóre coronári mereámur in cælis. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia sæcula sæculorum. Amen.
Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that we who for remembrance of the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ do reverence His Crown of thorns on earth may deserve to be crowned with glory and honour in heaven by Him who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God forever and ever. Amen.