Litany to the Holy Ghost.
Litany to the Holy Ghost.
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Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
God the Father Almighty,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father,
Redeemer of the world, save us.
Spirit of the Father and the Son,
and Infinite Love of Both, sanctify us.
Most Holy Trinity, hear us.
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Holy Ghost, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, †
Promise of the Father, †
Gift of God, Most High, †
Ray of Heavenly Light, †
Fount of Living Water, †
Consuming Fire, †
Author of all Good, †
Spiritual Unction, †
Ardent Charity, †
Spirit of Wisdom, †
Spirit of Understanding, †
Spirit of Counsel and of Fortitude, †
Spirit of Knowledge and of Piety, †
Spirit of the Fear of the Lord, †
Spirit of Truth and of Love, †
Spirit of Peace and of Sweetness, †
Spirit of Modesty and of Innocence, †
Spirit of Consolation, †
Spirit of Sanctification, †
Spirit that governeth the Church, †
Spirit that filleth the Universe, †
Spirit of the adoption of the sons of God, †
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Holy Ghost,
Imprint in our hearts a horror of sin, ††
Come and renew the face of the earth, ††
Shed Thy Light upon our understanding, ††
Engrave Thy Law in our hearts, ††
Consume us in the fire of Thy Love, ††
Open to us the treasure of Thy Grace, ††
Teach us how we ought to pray, ††
Enlighten us with Thy heavenly
inspirations, make us attentive,
docile and obedient to them, ††
Grant us the one knowledge that is
necessary to salvation that we may
know ourselves and know Thee, ††
Instill into us the practice of the virtues, ††
Grant that we may persevere in justice, ††
Be Thou, Thyself, our reward, ††
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Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of
the world, send us Thy Holy Spirit.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of
the world, pour out upon our souls
the Gifts of the Holy Ghost.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of
the world, imbue us with the spirit of
wisdom and devotion.
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V Come, O Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of
Thy faithful,
R And kindle in them the fire of Thy Love.
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Let Us Pray.
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Holy Ghost, most beloved of our souls, prostrate before Thy Infinite Majesty, we implore Thee, with all the longing of our hearts, the most singular grace of humility: that Thou may be made known, served and loved upon earth and glorified for all Eternity, and this through the most humble and pure Heart of Thy Immaculate spouse, the ever Virgin Mary. Grant us the grace to love the Cross and to die nailed to it, without ever descending from it. Amen.
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† Manifest Thyself to us!
†† We beseech Thee, hear us!