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  • Christ, for that same he commanded his apostles to say, and therefore it is called Oratio dominica, that is to say: Orison of our Lord.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900

  • He wrote in defence of the royal prerogative "Oratio" (1533) and an explanation of the Psalms (1539-48) and of Romans (1546).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

  • You are the Lord of goodness and mercy; you forgive all sin "(John Manda - kuni," Oratio ", 2-3).

    Latest Articles 2009

  • You are the Lord of goodness and mercy; you forgive all sin "(John Manda - kuni," Oratio ", 2-3).

    Latest Articles 2009

  • We also have a special, very elaborate chant for the Oratio Jeremiae, the "Prayer of Jeremiah," which was, and may still may be, sung at the service on Holy Saturday.

    Tenebrae at Blackfriars Oxford 2009

  • Finally, from Tenebrae of Holy Saturday, we have a video of the Oratio Ieremiae, noted above by Fr Augustine for its beautiful music.

    Tenebrae at Blackfriars Oxford 2009

  • This prayer is the Oratio super populum of the Mass of Spy Wednesday, said also at the following Vespers; it is thus said for three full days, from Vespers of Wednesday to None of Saturday.

    Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 5 - Tenebrae and the Divine Office of the Triduum 2009

  • Oratio, namque saucii animi est remedium, a gentle speech is the true cure of a wounded soul, as [3448] Plutarch contends out of Aeschylus and Euripides: if it be wisely administered it easeth grief and pain, as diverse remedies do many other diseases.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Oratio obliqua, oratio recta: an essay on metarepresentation, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press

    Facts Mulligan, Kevin 2007

  • Oratio est devota cordis in Deum intentio so that evil may be removed pro malis removendis and good may be obtained.

    The secret to prayer; Lectio Divina (For the feast of St. Romuald, June 19) Terry Nelson 2006

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