The Office of the Holy Ghost.
Reading edition
At Matins.
V. The grace of the Holy Ghost illuminate our senses and hearts.
R. Amen.
V. O Lord, open Thou my lips.
R. And my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
V. Incline unto my aid, O God.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
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.
Hymn.
The Holy Ghost our souls invest
With grace that does o'ershade the best
Of Virgin maids, when from the spheres
An angel came to greet her ears.
The Word divine did flesh become,
And fruitful made a virgin womb.
Ant. Come, Holy Ghost, replenish the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Prayer.
We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the virtue of Thy Holy Spirit may be present within us, which may both purify our hearts, and defend us from all adversities; through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee and the same Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth. Amen.
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At Prime.
V. The grace of, etc. (as before).
Hymn.
Christ, born of Mary, that blest Maid,
Was crucified, was dead, was laid
Within a tomb, from whence He rose,
And did His person soon disclose
To His disciples, in whose sight
He soar'd above the starry height.
The anthem, verse, response, and prayer as before.
At Tierce.
V. The grace of, etc. (as before).
Hymn.
God sent from heaven the Holy Ghost
Upon the day of Pentecost;
He did the apostles' minds inspire,
Inflaming them with tongues of fire.
He would not have them orphans left,
When of the sight of Christ bereft.
The anthem, verse, response, and prayer as before.
At Sext.
V. The grace of, etc. (as before).
Hymn.
With sevenfold grace God did enrich
The apostles, then, by means of which
They did both speak and understand
The language of each distant land.
To preach Christ's faith they then disperse
Themselves throughout the universe.
The anthem, verse, response, and prayer as before.
At None.
V. The grace of, etc. (as before).
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Hymn.
The consoling Spirit He
Entitled was true charity,
The gift of God, a fire inflamed,
The vivifying fountain named,
A spiritual unction, sevenfold grace,
A free gift of celestial race.
The anthem, verse, response, and prayer as before.
At Vespers.
V. The grace of, etc. (as before).
Hymn.
The right hand finger of Our Lord,
His spiritual power to us afford
A safe defence against all evil,
That harm'd we be not by the devil.
Protect us, nourish us, and bring
Us under shelter of Thy wing.
The anthem, verse, response, and prayer as before.
At Compline.
V. The grace of, etc. (as before).
V. Convert us, O God Our Saviour:
R. And avert Thy anger from us.
V. Incline unto my aid, O God.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc.
Hymn.
Vouchsafe, O holy Paraclete,
To pour into our souls Thy light,
And to direct us in our ways,
That when to judgment God shall raise
The sleeping world, He bid us stand
Upon His right and saving hand.
The anthem, verse, response, and prayer as before.
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Commendation.
These hours canonical, to Thee,
O Holy Ghost, addressed be,
With piously devoted heart.
That to our souls Thou mayest impart
Thy inspirations, and that we
May live in heaven eternally. Amen.