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Pentecost Vigil 2000, Homily of Pope John Paul II The Mission of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), Dom Marmion The Glory of the Trinity in Pentecost, Pope John Paul II, General Audience, May 31, 2000 Holy Spirit Gives Birth to the Church, Pope John Paul II, General Audience, June 17, 1998 The Spirit Is Source of Communion, Pope John Paul II, General Audience, July 29, 1998 Meeting with Ecclesial Movements, Pope John Paul II, May 30, 1998
SOME PRAYERS INVOKING THE HOLY SPIRIT Pentecost Sunday Sequence: The "Golden Sequence:" Veni, Sancte Spiritus Come, O Holy Spirit, come! From the clear celestial home Thy pure beaming radiance give. Come, Thou Father of the poor, Come, with treasures which endure Come, Thou Light of all that live! Thou, of all consolers best, Thou, the soul's delightful Guest, Thou, refreshing peace bestow. Thou in toil art comfort sweet; Pleasant coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe. O most blessed Light divine, Let Thy radiance in us shine, And our inmost being fill. If Thou take thy grace away, Nothing pure in us will stay, All our good is turned to ill. Heal our wounds, our strength renew, On our dryness pour Thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away. Bend the stubborn heart and will, Melt the frozen, warm the chill, Guide the steps that go astray. Thou, on us who evermore, Thee confess and Thee adore, With thy sevenfold gift descend. Give us virtue's rich increase, Saving grace to die in peace, Give us joys that never end. Amen. Alleluia. Veni Creator Spiritus! Come, O Creator Spirit blest! And in our souls take up Thy rest; Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid, To fill the hearts which Thou hast made. Great Paraclete! To Thee we cry, O highest gift of God most high! O font of life! O fire of love! And sweet anointing from above. Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts art known, The finger of God's hand we own; The promise of the Father, Thou! Who dost the tongue with power endow. Kindle our senses from above, And make our hearts overflow with love; With patience firm and virtue high The weakness of our flesh supply. Far from us drive the foe we dread, And grant us Thy true peace instead; So shall we not, with Thee for guide, Turn from the path of life aside. Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow The Father and the Son to know, And Thee, through endless times confessed, Of both, the eternal Spirit blest. All glory while the ages run Be to the Father and the Son Who rose from death; the same to Thee, O Holy Ghost, eternally. Amen. Prayer from the Byzantine Liturgy O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, who art everywhere present and fillest all things, Treasury of good things, and Giver of life, come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. thrice Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. A Prayer to the Holy Spirit by St Alphonsus Liguori Most Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, Father of the poor, Comforter of the afflicted, Light of hearts, Sanctifier of souls; behold me prostrate in Thy presence. I adore Thee with profoundest homage: I bless Thee a thousand times, and with the Seraphim who stand before Thy throne, I also say: "Holy, holy, holy." I firmly believe that Thou art eternal, consubstantial with the Father and the Divine Son. I hope in Thy goodness that Thou wilt deign to save and sanctify my soul. I love Thee, 0 Divine Love, with all my affections above all the things of this world, because Thou art Infinite Goodness, alone worthy of all love. And since in my ingratitude and blindness to Thy holy inspirations, I have so often offended Thee by my sins, with tears in my eyes I beg Thy pardon a thousand times, and am more sorry for having offended Thee, the Sovereign Good, than for any other evil. I offer Thee this most cold heart of mine, and I pray Thee to pierce it with a ray of Thy light, and with a spark of Thy fire, which shall melt the hard ice of my iniquities. Thou who didst fill the soul of the most holy Mary with immense graces, and didst inflame the hearts of the Apostles with holy zeal, inflame, I beseech Thee, my heart also with Thy love. Thou art the Divine Spirit: give me courage against all evil spirits. Thou art Fire: enkindle in me Thy love. Thou art Light: enlighten my mind with the knowledge of eternal things. Thou art the Dove: give me innocence of life. Thou art the gentle Breeze: disperse the storms of my passions. Thou art the Tongue: teach me how to bless Thee always. Thou art the Cloud: shelter me under the shadow of Thy protection. And lastly, Thou art the Giver of all heavenly gifts: animate me, I beseech Thee, with Thy grace; sanctify me with Thy charity; enlighten me with Thy wisdom; adopt me by Thy goodness as Thy son, and save me in Thy infinite mercy; so that I may ever bless Thee, praise Thee, and love Thee; first during this life on earth, and then in heaven for all eternity. Amen. -- Gerard Serafin Celebrating the Romance of Orthodoxy:
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