Our Morning Offering – 8 June – “The Month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus” – Pentecost Sunday
Veni Sancte Spiritus
The Golden Sequence (Extract)
Come, Holy Ghost and bring from above
The splendour of Thy Light.
Come, Father of the poor,
come, Giver of graces,
Come, Light of our hearts.
Best of Consolers,
sweet Guest of the soul,
And Comfort of the weary.
Thou rest in labour,
relief in burning toil,
Consoling us in sorrow.
O blessed Light,
fill the innermost hearts
Of those who trust in Thee.
Without Thy indwelling,
there is nothing in man
And nothing free of sin.
Cleanse what is sordid,
give water in dryness,
And heal the bleeding wounds.
Bend what is proud,
make warm what is cold,
Bring back the wayward soul.
Give to the faithful, who trustingly beg Thee
Thy seven Holy Gifts.
Grant virtue’s reward, salvation in death,
And everlasting joy.
Amen
Alleluia!
“Veni Sancte Spiritus,” the “Golden Sequence”
is a sequence prescribed in the Roman Liturgy for the Masses of Pentecost and its Octave, exclusive Trinity Sunday.
It is usually attributed to either the 13th Century Pope Innocent III (c1160 – 1216) or to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Stephen Langton (c1150 – 1228).
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