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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

The Litany of the Saints

From the Roman:

Diurnal

The Hours of the Day of the Roman Breviary

Imprimatur

Tornaci, die 3 Augusti 1956

+ Julius Lecouvet

vic. gen.

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The Litany of the Saints

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Pray for us.


Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.


St. Michael, pray for us.
St. Gabriel, pray for us.
St. Raphael, pray for us.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels, pray for us.
All ye holy orders of blessed spirits, pray for us.
St. John Baptist, pray for us.


St. Joseph, pray for us.
All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray for us.
St. Peter, pray for us.
St. Paul, pray for us.
St. Andrew, pray for us.
St. James, pray for us.

St. John, pray for us.
St. Thomas, pray for us.
St. James, pray for us.

St. Philip, pray for us.
St. Bartholomew, pray for us.
St.Matthew, pray for us.
St. Simon, pray for us.
St. Thaddeus, pray for us.

St. Matthias, pray for us.
St. Barnabas, pray for us.
St. Luke, pray for us.

St. Mark, pray for us.
All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray for us.
All ye holy disciples of our Lord, pray for us.

All ye holy Innocents, pray for us.


St. Stephen, pray for us.
St. Lawrence, pray for us.
St. Vincent, pray for us.

SS. Fabian and Sebastian, pray for us.

SS. John and Paul, pray for us.

SS. Cosmas and Damian, pray for us.

SS. Gervase and Protase, pray for us.

All ye holy Martyrs, pray for us.


St. Sylvester, pray for us.
St. Gregory, pray for us.
St. Augustine, pray for us.

St. Jerome, pray for us.
St. Martin, pray for us.
St. Nicholas, pray for us.
All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, pray for us.
All ye holy Doctors, pray for us.


St. Anthony, pray for us.
St. Benedict, pray for us.

St. Bernard, pray for us.
St. Dominic, pray for us.
St. Francis, pray for us.
All ye holy Priests and Levites, pray for us.
All ye holy Monks and Hermits, pray for us.
St. Mary Magdalen, pray for us.

St. Agatha, pray for us.

St. Lucy, pray for us.
St. Agnes, pray for us.
St. Cecilia, Pray for us.
St. Catherine, Pray for us.
St. Anastasia, Pray for us.
All ye holy Virgins and Widows, Pray for us.
All ye holy men and women, Saints of God, make intercession for us.

Be merciful spare us, O Lord.


Be merciful graciously hear us, O Lord.
From all evil, deliver us, O Lord.
From all sin, deliver us, O Lord.

From Thy wrath, deliver us, O Lord.

From sudden and unprovoked death, deliver us, O Lord.

From the snares of the devil, deliver us, O Lord.

From anger, hatred, and all illwill, deliver us, O Lord.

From the spirit of fornication, deliver us, O Lord.

From lightning and tempest, deliver us, O Lord.

From the scourge of earthquake, deliver us, O Lord.

From plague, famine and war, deliver us, O Lord.
From everlasting death, O Lord, deliver us.
Through the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation, deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy coming, deliver us, O Lord.


Through Thy nativity, deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy baptism and holy fasting, deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy cross and passion, deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy death and burial, deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy holy resurrection, deliver us, O Lord.

Through Thy admirable ascension, deliver us, O Lord.

Through the coming of the Holy Ghost the Paraclete, deliver us, O Lord.
In the day of judgment, deliver us, O Lord.
We sinners, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst spare us, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst pardon us, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafeto govern and preserve Thy holy Church, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve the Bishop of the Apostolic See, and all orders of the Church in holy religion, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to humble the enemies of holy Church, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give peace and true con­cord to Christian kings and princes, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all Christian people, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to call back to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from her fold, and to guide all unbelievers into the light of the Gospel, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst render eternal blessings to all our benefactors, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relations and benefactors from eternal damnation, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe graciously to hear us, we

beseech Thee, hear us.

Son of God, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Psalm 69

O GOD, be pleased to rescue me, O Lord, make haste to help me.

Let those who are seeking my life be confounded and put to shame.

Turned back and covered with shame be they, that delight in my misfortunes. Turned back and covered with shame be they, that say to me ’T is well, ’t is well!

Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee;

And may they that long for thy help say always: God be magnified.

But I am afflicted and poor, O God, help me.

Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O Lord, do not delay.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

V. Save Thy servants.

R. My God, who hope in Thee.

V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength.

R. From the face of the enemy.

V. Let not the enemy prevail against us.

R. Nor the son of iniquity have power to harm us.

V. O Lord deal not with us according to our sins

R. Neither render to us according to our iniquities.

V. Let us pray for our benefactors.

R.Vouchsafe, O Lord, for Thy name’s sake, to reward with eternal life all those who do us good. Amen.

V. For our absent brethren.

R. Save Thy servants who hope in Thee, O my God.

V. Send them help, O Lord from the holy place.

R. And from Sion protect them.

V. O Lord, hear my pray.

R. And let my cry come unto Thee.

Let us pray

Graciously hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy suppliants and pardon the sins of those who confess to Thee: that in thy bounty Thou mayest grant us both pardon and peace.

Inflame, O Lord, with the fire of the Holy Spirit, our reins and hearts: that we may serve Thee with a chaste body, and please Thee with a clean heart.

Prevent, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by thy gracious assistance: that, through pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired.

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

V. May the almighty and most merciful Lord graciously hear us.

R. Amen.

The Itinerarium

From the Roman:

Diurnal

The Hours of the Day of the Roman Breviary

Imprimatur

Tornaci, die 3 Augusti 1956

+ Julius Lecouvet

vic. gen.

*************************************

ITINERARIUM

THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS

Luc. 1. 68-79

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel * for he hath

visited and redeemed his people;

2 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, * in

the house of his servant David;

3 As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, *

which have been since the world began;

4 That we should be saved from our enemies, * and

from the hand of all that hate us.

5 To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers,

* and to remember his holy Covenant;

6 To perform the oath which he sware to our

forefather Abraham, * that he would give us;

7 That we being delivered out of the hand of our

enemies * might serve him without fear ;

8 In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the

days of our life.

9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the

Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the

Lord to prepare his ways;

10 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people *

for the remission of their sins,

11 Through the tender mercy of our God * whereby

the Day-Spring from on high hath visited us;

12 To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in

the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the

way of peace.

13 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to

the Holy Ghost.

14 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall

be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Into the way of peace and prosperity may the

almighty and merciful Lord lead us; and may the

Angel Raphael be with us in the way, that we may come to our home again in peace, and health, and gladness,

Lord have mercy upon us.

Christ have mercy upon us.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil. Amen.

God hail thee Mary.

Gloria Patri.

V. O God, save thy servants.

R. That put their trust in thee.

V. O Lord, send us help, from the sanctuary.

R. And strengthen us out of Sion.

V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength.

R. From the face of the enemy.

V. Let not the enemy prevail against us.

R. Nor the son of iniquity have power to harm us.

V. Blessed be the Lord daily.

R. The God of our salvation maketh our way

prosperous.

V. Shew us, thy ways, O Lord.

R. And teach us thy paths.

V. O that our ways were directed.

R. To keep Thy precepts.

V. The crooked shall be made straight.

R. And the rough places plain.

V. God has given His Angels charge over thee.

R. That they may keep thee in all thy ways.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.

R. And let my cry come unto thee.

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O God, who madest the children of Israel to walk with dry feet through

the midst of the sea, and who didst open unto the three wise men, by the guiding of a Star, the way that lead unto Thee, grant to us good speed, and quietness: may thy holy Angel accompany us during our pilgrimage and in the end, may we attain the haven of eternal salvation.

O God, who didst call thy servant Abraham, out of Ur of the Chaldees, and didst keep him from evil through all the ways of his pilgrimage, we beseech Thee, that it please Thee to keep us Thy servants. Be Thou unto us, O Lord, a help when we go forward, a comfort by the way, a shadow from the heat, our covering from the rain and the cold, a chariot in weariness, when we are weary, a refuge in trouble, a staff in slippery paths, a haven in shipwreck. Do Thou lead us, that we may happily come thither where we would be, and thereafter come again safe unto our own home.

Graciously hear our supplications, O Lord, we beseech Thee, and order the goings of thy servants in the safe path that leadeth unto salvation in Thee, that amidst all the manifold changes of this life’s pilgrimage, Thy shield may never cease from us.

Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that Thy family

may fare onward in the path of salvation, and by giving heed to the preaching of the blessed Fore-runner John, may safely attain unto Him whom John preached, even our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of

the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.

R. Amen.

V. Let us go on in peace.

R. In the Name and power of the Lord.

Amen.

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In both of the above the Our Father may be said as follows:

Our Father. Which words are said aloud, and the rest

secretly to

V. And lead us not into temptation.

R. But deliver us from evil.

Litany of the Most Holy Trinity

Blessed be the holy Trinity and undivided Unity; We will give glory to Him, because He hath shown His mercy to us.

V. O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is Thy Name in

all the earth!

R. O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the

knowledge of God!

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Blessed Trinity, hear us.

Adorable Unity, graciously hear us.

Blessed God the Father of Heaven,

Have mercy on us.

Blessed God the Son, Redeemer of the world,

Have mercy on us.

Blessed God the Holy Ghost, etc.

Holy Trinity Adorable Unity,

Father from Whom are all things,

Son through Whom are all things,

Holy Ghost in Whom are all things,

Holy and undivided Trinity,

Father everlasting,

Only-begotten Son of the Father,

Spirit Who proceedeth from the Father through the Son,

Co-eternal Majesty of Three Divine Persons,

Father, our Creator,

Son, our Redeemer,

Holy Ghost, our Comforter,

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Pantocrator, Who art, Who wast and Who art to come,

God Most High, Who inhabitest eternity,

To Whom alone are due all honor and glory,

Who alone doest great wonders,

Power infinite,

Wisdom incomprehensible,

Love unspeakable,

Alpha and Omega,

Spare us, O Holy Trinity.

Be merciful,

Graciously hear us, O Holy Trinity.

From all evil,

Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.

From all sin,

Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.

From all pride, etc.

From all love of riches,

From all uncleanness,

From all sloth,

From all inordinate affection,

From all envy and malice,

From all anger and impatience,

From every thought, word, and deed contrary to Thy holy law,

From Thine everlasting malediction,

Through Thine almighty power,

Through Thy plenteous loving kindness,

Through the exceeding treasure of Thy goodness and love,

Through the depths of Thy wisdom and knowledge,

The Most Holy Trinity

We Beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may ever serve Thee alone,

We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may worship Thee in spirit and in truth,

We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may love Thee with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our strength, etc

That we may faithfully keep Thy holy commandments,

That we may go from grace to grace, and from virtue to virtue,

That we may finally enjoy the sight of Thee in glory,

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to hear us,

Blessed Trinity,

We beseech Thee, deliver us.

Blessed Trinity,

We beseech Thee, save us.

Blessed Trinity,

have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy,

Christ, have mercy,

Lord, have mercy,

Our Father Who art in heaven, etc

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven,

R. And worthy to be praised, and glorious, and highly exalted forever.

Almighty and everlasting God Who hast granted Thy servants in the confession of faith to acknowledge the glory of an Eternal Trinity, and in the power of Thy majesty to adore a Unity: we beseech Thee hear us

V . We beseech Thee that by the strength of this faith we may be defended from all adversity.

Through Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour Who lives and reigns with Thee Our Father in the Unity and Power of the Holy Spirit unto the ages of ages.

Litany of the Precious Blood

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven,

Have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world,

Have mercy on us

God the Holy Spirit,

Have mercy on us

Holy Trinity, One God,

Have mercy on us.


With and by the prayer and company of all Your elect angels and saints, for and with us, unceasingly


Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the Eternal

Father,

save us.

Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God, save us.

Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament,

etc. .

Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony,

Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging,

Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns,

Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross,

Blood of Christ, Price of our salvation,

Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness,

Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of our spirits, souls and bodies,

Blood of Christ, river of mercy,

Blood of Christ, Victor over all evil spirits,

Blood of Christ, Courage of martyrs,

Blood of Christ, Strength of confessors,

Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins,

Blood of Christ, Help of those in peril,

Blood of Christ, Relief of the burdened,

Blood of Christ, Solace in sorrow,

Blood of Christ, Hope of the repentant,

Blood of Christ, Consolation of those who mourn,

Blood of Christ, Peace and Tenderness of hearts,

Blood of Christ, Pledge of Eternal Life

Blood of Christ, our defense against all who desire us ill from afar or near alone or in a crowd,

Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor,


Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,

Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world

Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world

Have mercy on us.


V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood, R. And made of us a kingdom for our God.


Let Us Pray


Almighty and Eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only ­begotten Son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Redeemer of the world, and willed to be appeased by His Blood. Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may worthily adore this Price of our salvation, and through His power be safeguarded from the evils of this present life, so that we may rejoice in His fruits forever in Your Heavenly kingdom, through the same Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour Who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity and power of Thy Holy Spirit our Paraclete unto the endless ages of ages to come.

Litany of the Holy Spirit

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us. Father all powerful,

Have mercy on us.

Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world

Save us.

Spirit of the Father and the Son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour, boundless Life of both

Sanctify us.

Holy Trinity,

Hear us.


Holy Spirit, Who proceedest from the Father through the Son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour

enter our hearts.

Holy Spirit, Who art equal to the Father and the Son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour,

enter our hearts.

Promise of God the Father and the Son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour,

enter our hearts.

have mercy on us.

Ray of heavenly light, have mercy on us.

Author of all good, etc.

Source of heavenly water,

Consuming Fire,

Ardent Charity,

Spiritual Unction,

Spirit of love and truth,

Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

Spirit of counsel and fortitude,

Spirit of knowledge and piety.

Spirit of the love of the Lord,

Spirit of grace and prayer,

Spirit of peace and meekness,

Spirit of modesty and innocence,

Holy Spirit our Comforter and Healer,

Holy Spirit our Sanctifier,

Holy Spirit, Who, indwelling, governest the Church, the Holy Christian Catholic Apostolic Ecclesia - each of us holding You the Head directly, Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour, and no other,

Gift of God the Most High,

Spirit Who fillest the Universe,

Spirit of the adoption of the children of God,

Holy Spirit, inspire us with Thy obedience.

Holy Spirit, come and renew the face of the earth.

Holy Spirit, shed Thy light into our spirits souls bodies.

Holy Spirit, engrave Thy law in our hearts.

Holy Spirit, inflame us with the flame of Thy love.

Holy Spirit, open to us the treasures of Thy graces.

Holy Spirit, teach us to pray well.

Holy Spirit, enlighten us with Thy heavenly

inspirations.

Holy Spirit, lead us in the way of salvation.

Holy Spirit, grant us the only necessary knowledge.

Holy Spirit, inspire in us the practice of good.

Holy Spirit, grant us the merits of all virtues.

Holy Spirit, make us persevere in justice.

Holy Spirit, be our everlasting reward.

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 down into our souls the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,

Grant us the Spirit of wisdom, and piety.


V. Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful,

R. And enkindle in us the fire of Thy love.


Send forth Thy Spirit and we shall be created and Thou shalt

renew the face of the earth.


Let Us Pray


Grant, O merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit may enlighten inflame and purify us, that He may penetrate us with His heavenly dew and make us fruitful in good works, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth and reigneth forever and ever. R. Amen.

Prayers of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the holy Family

Jesu, the Ransomer of man,

Who, ere created light began,

Didst from the sovereign Father spring,

His power and glory equaling.

The Father's Light and Splendour thou,

Their endless Hope to thee that bow:

Accept the prayers and praise today

That through the world thy servants pay.

Salvation's Author, call to mind

How, taking form of humankind,

Born of a Virgin undefiled

Thou in man's flesh becam'st a Child.

Thus testifies the present day

Through every year in long array,

That thou, salvation's source alone,

Proceedest from the Father's Throne.

Whence sky, and stars, and sea's abyss,

And earth, and all that therein is,

Shall still, with laud and carol meet,

The Author of thine Advent greet.

And we who, by thy precious Blood

From sin redeemed, are marked for God,

On this, the day that saw thy Birth,

Sing the new song of ransomed earth.

All honour, laud, and glory be,

O Jesu, Virgin-Born, to thee;

Whom with the Father we adore,

And Holy Ghost, for evermore. Amen.

Eternal King of Saints, whose Word

Called forth creation from its rest,

Before the ages thou art Lord,

In thine eternal Father's breast.

Thou, when earth's dawning sun began

To chase the chaos shades away,

In thine own Image madest man,

And didst inspire the senseless clay.

But Satan's craft and Satan's wile

Could mar that workso very good:

And Eden's wood must man beguile,

That God may reign from off the Wood.

O born of Mary's virgin womb,

First-fruits of Death's dark womb to be,

Thou bidst us waken from the tomb,

And rise to light and life with thee.

Eternal Shepherd of the sheep,

The stones lie heavy on the well;

The clear baptismal spring lies deep,

Come thou and feed thine Israel!

Redeemer of the sons of men

Thou hungest dying on the Rood,

That thou mightst pay the price again

Of our salvation in thy Blood.

Grant, Lord,in thee each faithful mind

Unceasing Paschal joy may find;

And from the death of sin set free

Souls newly born to life by thee.

All praise be thine, O risen Lord,

From death to endless life restored;

Whom with the Father we adore,

And Holy Ghost, for evermore. Amen.

Eternal Monarch, King most high,

Whose blood hath brought redemption nigh,

By whom the death of Death was wrought,

And conquering grace to man was brought:

Ascending to the throne of might,

And seated at the Father's right,

All power, O Jesu, is thine own

That here thy Manhood had not known.

To thee the whole creation now

Doth in its three-fold order bow,

Of things on earth, and things on high,

And things that underneath do lie.

With awe the Angels contemplate

The wondrous change of man's estate;

Though flesh hath sinned, Flesh purged the stain,

And in that Flesh our God doth reign.

Be thou our joy, O mighty Lord,

As thou wilt be our great reward;

Earth's joys to thee are nothing worth,

Thou joy and crown of heaven and earth.

We therefore beg, dear Lord, of thee

To pardon our iniquity;

Yea, of thine own supernal grace

Uplift our hearts to seek thy face:

That when in clouds, O Judge of doom,

Thy glory shall thisearth illume,

Thou mayst remit our debt of pain,

And grant our long-lost crowns again.

All praise from every heart and tongue

To thee, ascended Lord, be sung;

Whom with the Father we adore,

And Holy Ghost, for evermore. Amen.

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,

Vouchsafe within our souls to rest;

Come with thy grace and heavenly aid,

And fill the hearts which thou hast made.

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,

Vouchsafe within our souls to rest;

Come with thy grace and heavenly aid,

And fill the hearts which thou hast made.

To thee, the Paraclete, we cry,

To thee, the Gift of God most high,

The Fount of life, theFire of love,

The soul's Anointing from above.

The sevenfold gifts of grace are thine,

O Finger of the Hand Divine;

True Promise of the Father thou,

Who dost the tongue with speech endow.

Thy light to every sense impart,

And shed thy love in every heart;

Thine own unfailing might supply

To strengthen our infirmity.

Drive far away our ghostly foe,

And thine abiding peace bestow;

If thou be our preventing Guide,

No evil can our steps betide.

Make thou to us the Father known,

Teach us the eternal Son to own,

Be this our neverchanging creed,

That thou dost from the Father through the Son proceed.

All praise be thine, O risen Lord,

From death to endless life restored;

Whom with the Father we adore,

And Holy Ghost, for evermore. Amen.

O God of mercy passing thought,

Who hast the world contrived and wrought;

In might, essential Unity,

In Persons, blessed Trinity:

Uplift us with thine arm of might,

And let our hearts rise pure and bright,

And, ardent in God's praises, pay

The thanks we owe him every day.

Glory to thee, O Father, Lord,

And to thy Sole-begotten Word,

Both with the Holy Spirit One

While everlasting ages run. Amen.