Prosper Guéranger — on the Collect of the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (The Liturgical Year)

“Notwithstanding her confidence in heaven's help in times of trial, yet does the Church ever pray to the Most High that He would bless the world with peace. If, when the battle comes, the bride thrills at the thought that she will then have the chance of proving her devoted love, yet, as mother, she trembles when she thinks that many of her children, who would have been saved had the times been peaceful, will perish because of days of trouble overtaking them. Let us pray with her in the Collect.”