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Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #5

Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #5

Come, Holy Spirit! Ancient Prayer #5.

THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Spirit of Glory; the Presence of God appearing in Shekinah glory through light, fire, and luminous cloud; God’s divine Presence on earth; the eternal life-giving Third Person of the Holy Trinity; the intimate bond of divine love and truth shared by God the Father and God the Son; the dynamic power of God offered to every human being on earth; the supernatural Presence in the Community of God who is personal without being material; the invisible creative force with divine intelligence who truly knows the mind of God from the inside; the Spirit of God who thus has all knowledge and is present everywhere in the universe; the sacred energy streaming forth from the Father and the Son, pouring love into our hearts (Romans 5:5), producing virtuous qualities in us (Galatians 5:22-23), and gradually transforming each believer into the image of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).

“Come Holy Spirit,

Send from heaven

The rays of Your light.

Come, Father of the poor,

Come, Giver of gifts,

Come, enlightenment of hearts.

 

Of consolers, very best,

Of the soul, the sweetest guest,

You sweet refreshment are.

In midst of labor bringing rest,

Tempering the summer heat,

Soul’s ease in midst of tears.

 

Oh, most happy-making light,

Fill to the very depths the hearts

Of all who believe in You.

Of Your divinity bereft

All humankind is empty left

And nothing harmless is.

 

Wash the filthy,

Water the dry,

Heal the wounded.

Make supple the stiff,

Warm what is cold,

Give direction to the stray.

 

Give to your faithful

Who trust in You

The sevenfold sacred gift.

Deserts to virtue lend,

Bring us to salvation’s end,

Give joys that never end. Amen.”

(1228 A.D., Archbishop Langton of Canterbury).