Traditional Prayers to the Holy Spirit for Pentecost

Prayers to the Holy Ghost for Pentecost

The Golden Sequence: Veni, Sancte Spiritus

This sequence is recited or sung at the Mass of Pentecost.

Come, Holy Ghost, send down those beams,
Which sweetly flow in silent streams
From Thy bright throne above.

O come, Thou Father of the poor;
O come, Thou source of all our store,
Come, fill our hearts with love.

O Thou, of comforters the best,
O Thou, the soul’s delightful guest,
The pilgrim’s sweet relief.

Rest art Thou in our toil and sweat,
Refreshment in th’ excess of heat,
And solace in our grief.

O blessed Light of life Thou art,
Fill with Thy grace the inmost heart
Of those who hope in Thee.

Without Thy Godhead nothing can,
Have any price or worth in man,
Nothing can harmless be.

Lord, wash our sinful stains away,
Refresh from heaven our barren clay,
Our wounds and bruises heal.

To Thy sweet yoke our stiff necks bow,
Warm with Thy fire our hearts of snow,
Our wandering feet repeal.

Grant to Thy faithful, dearest Lord,
Whose only hope is Thy sure word,
The sevenfold gifts of grace.

Grant us in life Thy grace that we,
In peace may die and ever be,
In joy before Thy face.

Amen. Alleluia.

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before ascending into heaven, didst promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me, that He may perfect in my soul the work of Thy grace and Thy love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom, that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal; the Spirit of Understanding, to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth; the Spirit of Counsel, that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven; the Spirit of Fortitude, that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation; the Spirit of Knowledge, that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints; the Spirit of Piety, that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable; the Spirit of Fear, that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples, and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.

Act of Consecration to the Holy Ghost

On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love. Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul. In Thee I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve Thee by unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may always watch for Thy light, and listen to Thy voice, and follow Thy gracious inspirations. I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and looking at His Five Wounds, and trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee. Give me grace, O Holy Ghost, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord, for Thy servant heareth.” Amen.