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  • Deus, a quo sancta desideria... was of course a collect that was sung at Lauds and Vespers in the Roman Office before the 1911-13 reform tangentially, 'Lighten our darkness...' is a translation of the Sarum collect for Compline.

    Old Mass and old breviary 2009

  • Cæterum sunt quædam divinæ mediæ potestates, inter summum æthera, et infimas terras, in isto intersitæ æris spatio, per quas et desideria nostra et merita ad deos commeant.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • His Pia desideria of 1675 enunciated six aims that were to become the program of Pietism: biblical study, lay activity, ethical revival, mollification of theological polemics, reform of theological education, renewal of evangelical preaching.

    PIETISM JAROSLAV PELIKAN 1968

  • As noted earlier, one of the six goals set forth in Spener's Pia desideria had been the reform of theological education, and

    PIETISM JAROSLAV PELIKAN 1968

  • [233] “Huperentunchanein, est advocatorum qui clientibus desideria dictant.”

    Of Communion with God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost 1616-1683 1965

  • * Ut mentes nostras ad coelestia desideria erigas, te rogamus audinos.

    The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book Various

  • We have here more than pia desideria, "pious wishes."

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

  • The Hungarian bishops presented special desideria (requests), the Patriarch of Venice presented postulata et desideria (demands and requests).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

  • I agree perfectly, of course, with your desideria fog the Musik -

    Letters Liszt, Franz 1893

  • Performances of your works in the French or Italian language must for the present be looked upon as pia desideria, or else as newspaper canards.

    Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt Tr 1888

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