"Domine Deus noster, suppliciter te rogamus, ut, huius operatione mysterii, vitia nostra purgentur, et iusta desideria compleantur. Per."
Post-communion, Second Sunday after the Nativity, Roman missal. This derives from the 8th century Old Gelasian. See Corpus orationum no. 5708, on p. 84 of vol. 9
Suppliciter te rogamus, domine deus noster, ut huius operatione mysterii et vitia nostra purgentur et iusta desideria compleantur.and Bruylants no. 813, on p. 230 of vol. 2:
Per hujus, Domine, operationem mysterii, et vitia nostra purgentur, et justa desideria compleantur. Per.Cf. James 4:3: "You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly [(male)], to spend it on your passions [(concupiscentiis)]." Also Jn 8:44: "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires [(desideria)]." Most importantly, Ps 37:4: "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires [(petitiones)] of your heart." Etc.
Cf. also St. Augustine.
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