“Omnipotens et misericors Deus qui beatam Joannam Franciscam tuo amore succensam admirabili spiritus fortitudine per omnes vitae semitas in via perfectionis donasti, quique per illam illustrare Ecclesiam tuam nova prole voluisti:  ejus meritis et precibus concede ut qui infirmitatis nostrae conscii de tua virtute confidimus coelestis gratiae auxilio, cuncta nobis adversantia vicamus.  Per Dominum ...”

Translation-"Almighty and merciful God Who inflaming blessed Jane Frances with love, didst endow her with a marvellous fortitude of spirit to pursue the way of perfection In all the paths of life, and wast pleased through her to enrich Thy Church with a new offspring, grant by her merits and intercession that we, who, knowing our own weakness, trust in Thy strength, may by the help of Thy heavenly grace overcome all things that oppose us.  Through our Lord” (Collect of St. Jane Frances Fremiot De Chantal, August 21).

Rubrics.  In Vespers and Lauds the collect is said after the antiphons of the Magnificat and Benedictus, unless the Preces (q.v.) are to be said in these hours.  Then the Preces are said after the antiphons, and the collects follow after them immediately.  The collect of a ferial Office is found in Office of the previous Sunday, except in ferias of Lent and Rogation days which have special and proper collects.

At Prime and the other Hours the collect is said after the little respond, unless the Preces be recited.  They precede the collect.  At Compline the collect is said after the antiphon Salva nos if the Preces be not recited.

At Prime and Compline the collects of the Psalter are never changed except during the last three days of Holy Week.  In this triduum, in all hours up to and including None on Holy Saturday the collect is said after the Psalm Miserere.

Before reciting the collect in the Office, everyone in deacon’s orders or in priesthood says Dominus vobiscum, Et cum spiritu tuo, and this is said even if the Office be said privately.  All others reciting the Office say Domine exaudi orationem meam.  Et clamor meus ad te veniat.  Then the word Oremus is prefixed to the recitation of the collect, and at the end, Amen is said.  If there be only one collect, the Dominus vobiscum or the Domine exaudi with the responses Et cum spiritu tuo; Et clamor meus ad te veniat is repeated after the Amen.  But if there be more than one collect, before each is said its corresponding antiphon and versicle and also the word, Oremus.  After the last collect is said, the Dominus vobiscum and Et cum spiritu tuo are repeated.  Then we add Benedicamus Domino; Deo Gratias, Fidelium animae....  This latter verse is not a constant sequel to the Benedicamus, as we see in Prime, where the verse Pretiosa succeeds it; and again in Compline it is succeeded by Benedicat et custodiet.