Latin
St. Jeanne-Françoise Frémiot de Chantal, Widow;Duplex
S. Joannæ Franciscæ Frémiot de Chantal Viduæ
Collect
English
Omnípotens et miséricors Deus, qui beátam Joánnam Francíscam, tuo amóre succénsam, admirábili spíritus fortitúdine per omnes vitæ sémitas in via perfectiónis donásti, quique per illam illustráre Ecclésiam tuam nova prole voluísti: ejus méritis et précibus concéde; ut, qui infirmitátis nostræ cónscii de tua virtúte confídimus, cœléstis grátiæ auxílio cuncta nobis adversántia vincámus. r. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
Almighty and merciful God, Who endowed St. Jane Frances, burning with love of You, with a wondrous strength of spirit through all the paths of life in the way of perfection, and willed through her to ennoble Your Church by a new religious family; grant by her merits and prayers, that we who are aware of our weakness, may trust firmly in Your power and, by the assistance of divine grace, overcome all obstacles in our way. r. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
Secret
Latin
English
Illo nos amóris igne, quǽsumus, Dómine, hæc hóstia salutáris inflámmet: quo beátæ Joannæ Francíscæ cor veheménter incéndit, et flammis adússit ætérnæ caritátis. r. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
O Lord, may this sacrificial gift enkindle in us that fire of love which burned so warmly in the heart of St. Jane Frances and consumed it by the flames of everlasting charity. r. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
Postcommunion
Latin
English
Spíritum nobis, Dómine, tuæ caritátis infúnde: ut, quos cœléstis panis virtúte satiásti, beáta Joánna Francisca intercedénte, fácias terréna despícere, et te solum Deum pura mente sectári. r. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
Pour upon us, O Lord, the spirit of Your love, that You Who have filled us with the strength of heavenly bread, may through the intercession of blessed Jane Frances, make us look upon the things of the world as nought and with pure minds seek You, the only God. r. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.