Preces Quotidianae
The Call to Repentance
Christ's words remind us that He came to call sinners to repentance, not the righteous.
Luke v.1 82.2 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners✦ to repentance.✦
The Assurance of God's Consolation
The psalmist's testimony affirms that God's consolations gladden the soul amid sorrows.
These things were not said in vain.3 They can't. Psalm 94.4 So in the throng of sorrows in my heart, your consolations have made my soul glad.✦5
Approaching the Throne of Grace
We are encouraged to approach God's throne with confidence to receive mercy and grace.
So let's approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace at the right time.✦6
A Plea for God's Favor
Daniel's prayer asks the Lord to hear his servant's petitions and show His face.
Dan. 9. 17. Now therefore, hear, O Lord our God, the prayer of your servant, and his petitions, and show your face.✦7
The Humble Cry of the Sinner
The tax collector's plea for mercy exemplifies the humble prayer of a sinner.
(Luke 18. 13.] Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner.
A Cry in Failing Spirit
The psalmist urgently asks the Lord to hear him as his spirit fails.
Hear me quickly, Lord, for it is failing my spirit.✦
Read the original Latin
Luc. v. 82. Non veni vocare justos, sed peccatores
ad poenitentiam.
Non hzc frustra dicta sunt,
non possunt.
Psal. xciv. Quare in multitudine dolorum in corde meo, consolationes hx Tus letificaverunt animam meam.
Quare adeamus cum fiducia ad thronum gratie, ut misericordiam consequamur, et gratiam inveniamus in tempore opportuno.
Dan. ix. 17. Nunc ergo, exaudi, Domine Deus noster, orationem servi Tui, et preces ejus, et ostende faciem "Tuam.
(Luc. xviii. 13.] Domine, propitius esto mihi peccatori.
Velociter exaudi me, Domine, deficit enim
spiritus meus.
Scripture echoes
- ↩Luke.5.32;Matt.9.13;Mark.2.17 — I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Matt.9.13 — But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Mark.2.17 — When Jesus heard this, he said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
- ↩Luke.5.32 — I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- ↩Ps.94.19;Ps.94.19 — When my anxious thoughts multiplied within me, your consolations delighted my soul. Ps.94.19 — When my anxious thoughts multiplied within me, your consolations delighted my soul.
- ↩Heb.4.16 — Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- ↩Dan.9.17 — And now, O our God, hear the prayer of Your servant and his supplications, and let Your face shine upon Your desolate sanctuary, for the Lord's sake.
- ↩Ps.143.7 — Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Notes
- 1 ↩Citation fragment: v. most naturally means verse (or, less likely, Roman numeral chapter V). Kept abbreviated to match the source citation style.
- 2 ↩Printed citation number 82 does not match the usual modern chapter-verse for the following saying (commonly Luke 5:32 / parallels). Translate the digits as given; resolve the reference later.
- 3 ↩Source reads 'hzc'; treated as the standard Latin demonstrative 'haec' (these things), a common early-print/OCR corruption of hæc/haec.
- 4 ↩Roman numeral xciv likely points to Vulgate Psalm 94 (Hebrew numbering often 94; some traditions align this verse with Vulgate Ps 93).
- 5 ↩Source 'consolationes hx Tus' is corrupt; translated as the intended 'consolationes tuae' ('your consolations'), matching the standard psalm wording. 'letificaverunt' read as 'laetificaverunt'.
- 6 ↩Source orthography gratie is treated as gratiae (throne of grace).
- 7 ↩Source has a stray opening quotation mark before Tuam (`faciem "Tuam`); treated as noise and not rendered.
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