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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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[233] “Huperentunchanein, est advocatorum qui clientibus desideria dictant.”
Of Communion with God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost 1616-1683 1965
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* Ut mentes nostras ad coelestia desideria erigas, te rogamus audinos.
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We have here more than pia desideria, "pious wishes."
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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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
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I agree perfectly, of course, with your desideria fog the Musik -
Letters Liszt, Franz 1893
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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.
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