The dead had set a task for the living -- that we "take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion".
Under the enormous Monday umbrella, Sid and his team cleverly position messages that support more exercise, greater attention to sexual and reproductive health, nutritional information for young people, and even increased devotion to New York City tap water.
…that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
He therefore urged the American people to "take increased devotion" from "these honored dead" and to "highly resolve... that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
His close contact and frequent correspondence with the pope in Rome reinforced a developing trend in the Frankish world that involved the increasing devotion to St. Peter and his vicar.
"Even as recently as ten years ago, it was only a small fringe willing to denounce Israeli aggression, militarism and increasing devotion to apartheid".
Given the increasing devotion to stock options by American companies, and the heavy toll that expensing repriced options could take on corporate earnings, the accounting decision is certain to be challenged.
This emphasis on Christ's humanity contributed to the increasing devotion to his mother, Mary, whose veneration is most dramatically displayed in the churches dedicated to Notre Dame ("Our Lady") in Amiens, Chartres, Paris, Reims, and elsewhere throughout Europe.
The streaming platform has made headlines with it's increasing devotion to Japanese and Japanese-style animation franchises, but it's seriously too much for a single person to watch.
There was not much of crowd yet, actually, but thousands of people are expected over the weekend to honor and pray before a relic tied to Our Lady of Guadalupe, a beloved and venerated symbol for Hispanic Catholics, a source of Mexican national identity and an increasing subject of devotion for non-Hispanics.
